The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) distributed 10 thousand more pieces of body armor to reserve soldiers. writes about this Jerusalem Post.
“It is not clear what the speed will be” [раздачи бронежилетов] and whether there will be enough for all 360 thousand reservists (given that many reservists do not participate in combat operations or serve in the infantry) but an IDF source said that every soldier who will participate in the Gaza invasion will be killed. He is wearing body armor”, the publication reports.
In parallel with the distribution of bulletproof vests and other ammunition, Israel is actively conducting exercises in preparation for a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, which is especially difficult due to the large number of civilian hostages. It was noted that the operation was postponed because the effective operation of the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system gave the Israeli political leadership more time to choose the moment of invasion.
Before recognized It is about the US request from Israel to postpone the ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords”; One of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip. 13 October Israel reported The UN said 1.1 million Palestinians should be evacuated to southern Gaza within 24 hours before a ground operation in Gaza.
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