The Israeli Prime Minister called on Gazans to leave the strip; a ground operation with street fighting is expected
The Israeli army has made a radical decision on several sites in the city of Sderot, which were previously taken under control by Palestinian armed forces. Among such objects is a police station. It is reported that the area in which members of the armed wing of Hamas have barricaded themselves will be blown up. And earlier there was information that there could be Israeli prisoners of war and civilian hostages in objects seized on Israeli territory.
Israeli officials, despite such information, do not say that an operation will be carried out to free the hostages and prisoners.
To date, the IDF has said that it has “restored control of most of the territories captured by Hamas.” Let us recall that previously Palestinian armed groups were also part of the large (by Israeli standards) Ashkelon. The city's population is about 140 thousand people, approximately 12% of them are the Arab minority. And representatives of the Arab minority in different cities of Israel support the actions of the Hamas group with their actions and slogans. Thus, it is reported that Israeli Arabs are blocking several roads in the northern Negev. Tires are burning there and barricades are being erected to block Israeli military equipment.
Meanwhile, experts are discussing what specific goal Hamas was pursuing and why Israeli intelligence, which is considered one of the best in the world, “missed” preparations for a large-scale invasion. There are also a number of conspiracy theories, including the version about the alleged trace of the Israeli intelligence services themselves to “resolve the issue of the future of the Gaza Strip” against the backdrop, for example, of Azerbaijan’s solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Among the versions is one in which the attack was entirely prepared and sponsored by Iran in order to prevent Israel from “reconciling with Saudi Arabia.” While these versions remain versions, the conflict in the Middle East flares up with renewed vigor.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called on the civilian population of the Gaza Strip to leave the territory of their residence, since, according to him, Israel would unleash all its military power on the strip. It is expected that after several waves of air bombing, IDF armored units will enter Gaza and street fighting will begin in Gaza, Har Yunis, and other cities. At the same time, the IDF command says that artillery will also be used.
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