Published November 02,2023
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As the Israeli military pressed forward with its floor offensive within the Gaza Strip, Israeli media anticipate “more difficult days” for the military in its battle towards Hamas within the blockaded enclave.
“We are still far from breaking Hamas, and there will be more difficult days,” Tamir Hayman, the previous head of the military’s Military Intelligence Directorate, mentioned in a report printed by Israeli Channel 12.
At least 20 Israeli troopers have been killed in clashes with Hamas fighters contained in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday, based on the military.
“We lost some of the best people of this country,” Hayman mentioned of the Israeli fatalities within the Gaza warfare.
Israeli Channel 12 mentioned the extra the Israeli forces advance in Gaza, the extra the battle intensifies.
According to the broadcaster, the Israeli military “is working to tighten the noose on Gaza City where Hamas leadership is believed to be located.”
The Israeli Walla news web site mentioned the military started the method of eradicating mines and explosive gadgets and destroying Hamas’ tunnel community.
According to the news portal, the military’s engineering forces are utilizing robots to destroy the underground tunnels and detonate any booby traps put in by Hamas to hinder the advancing Israeli forces.
The report steered that Israeli forces had already destroyed 100 tunnels.
“As the Gaza war broke out, experienced bulldozer drivers from reserve soldiers in the Engineering Corps were recruited to drive large bulldozers to reinforce soldiers taking part in ground battles,” Walla mentioned.
The bulldozers take away booby traps and roadside bombs and erect obstacles to guard the troopers.
“After the commander of the Israeli army’s Southern Command, Yaron Finkelman, gave the order to enter the Gaza Strip by land, the bulldozer crews were the first to move to prepare the way for the forces,” Walla mentioned.
“Every bulldozer driver knows that he and those with him are the first target for Hamas’ anti-tank shells. They are the first to face ambushes, small arms fire, explosive devices or mines,” the news web site mentioned, citing an unnamed reservist military officer.
The Israeli officer confirmed that throughout the floor operation, “dozens of anti-tank missiles were fired at the bulldozers, in addition to gunfire from Palestinian militants.”
The bulldozer drivers within the Israeli military, he mentioned, “know that they have firepower standing by their side at every moment, from the air and from the ground, to protect them.”
This week, the Israeli military has expanded its air and floor assaults on the Gaza Strip, which has been below relentless airstrikes since a cross-border assault by Hamas on Oct. 7.
Nearly 10,600 folks have been killed within the battle, together with 9,061 Palestinians and greater than 1,538 Israelis.
Besides the big variety of casualties and displacement, fundamental provides are operating low for the two.3 million residents in Gaza because of the Israeli siege.
Source: www.anews.com.tr