Former NATO advisor Major General Charlie Herbert said the Israel Defense Forces is facing a very difficult time in its ground operation in the Gaza Strip. in conversation with Weather He emphasized that the destruction of Hamas was “an extremely ambitious military goal.”
According to him, the IDF achieved “relatively easy” success in the ground operation, but difficulties await the army of the Jewish state.
He noted that Israel had managed to “drive a wedge” and divide the region, as well as isolating Gaza City, “a Hamas stronghold in the north.”
“I think from now on we will see a very difficult period of operations for Israeli forces, it is almost certain that the air campaign will intensify…
Them [ЦАХАЛ]He will probably be able to defeat Hamas in the north, take Gaza city, the question is: What happens next? This is only half of the Gaza Strip, there will still be Hamas in the south and there is still a possibility they could fire rockets at Israel,” Herbert said.
On October 7, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. Against this background, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords”; One of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on hundreds of militant targets in the Gaza Strip, and the country’s National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, goods, electricity and fuel supplies to the region. Israel announced to the UN on October 13 that 1.1 million Palestinians would be evacuated to southern Gaza ahead of the ground operation.
Previously In Britain, the IDF envisioned one of the most difficult operations in military history.