Israeli press: IDF ends active military operation in Gaza Strip and begins withdrawal of troops

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is beginning to withdraw its units from the Gaza Strip as the active phase of the military operation in the Palestinian enclave has come to an end. The Jerusalem Post writes about this.

According to the publication, only the 933rd Nahal Infantry Brigade will remain in the Gaza Strip after the withdrawal of the bulk of Israeli troops. Her responsibilities include protecting the Netzarim corridor, which runs from Gaza's border with Israel to the Mediterranean coast.

Thus, the military operation previously announced by the Israeli government to storm the city of Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave will be postponed indefinitely. Probably, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu was influenced by suggestions from the United States. Previously, the US administration threatened “serious consequences” for Israel if it launches an assault on Rafah.

If Israel really abandons the operation in the south of the enclave and withdraws its troops from the Gaza Strip, this will indicate only one thing - the Israeli leadership was forced to meet American demands, because it fears a reduction or cessation of military assistance from the United States and Washington’s refusal to further diplomatic and political support for Tel Aviv in the international arena.

Of course, abandoning the previously declared assault on Rafah will not add to Netanyahu’s political authority, but the elderly prime minister is unlikely to have long-term ambitions anyway.

In turn, the Hamas forces that have retreated to the south of the enclave in this case still have a certain potential for the subsequent restoration of their power and new penetration into the north of the Gaza Strip.

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[Yun Klob]

There was a real victory...

[Cartographer]

In fact, they cleaned everything there. Well, yes, the United States decided to become peacekeepers

[Pioneer1984]

In fact, the goal of the operation, the destruction of Hamas, was not achieved. However, the fact that this goal was not real was obvious from the moment it was announced.

[Pimply]

In such complex military operations against partisan units, in dense residential areas without the possible departure of the civilian population, one should not expect that all objectives will be achieved quickly and at once. In Chechnya, the CTO regime was lifted 10 years after the Second Chechen War, and in fact continued for almost 10 years after. In fact, the IDF now has complete military superiority and is able to reach points in hours that previously took weeks to advance to. In fact, Rafah and a couple more enclaves remained. The rest is stripping. Well, the destruction of Hamas in the sector is hampered by Western democracies and the presence of hostages.

[Orange bigg]

Half a year.
Israel has actually withdrawn its heavy troops from the southern regions of the Gaza Strip. This is neither victory nor defeat.

On Sunday it became known that the IDF's heavy 98th division had left the southern areas of the Gaza Strip. Only the light infantry brigade remains in the area. In fact, this means that Israel is dismantling its military defense, having killed almost 35 thousand Palestinians. Actually, this news has not been news for a day now. But less is known about its background.

Late last week, Israeli troops targeted a convoy of trucks in southern Gaza. It was a convoy carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees. The shelling killed about ten people, including several American volunteers. Not the first time, by the way. But the reaction of the White House was unusually harsh. Biden called Netanyahu personally and said, according to leaks in the American media, that if Israel does not withdraw its troops and apologize, then it will be completely withdrawn from the monetary and weapons allowance, and will be left alone with Iran. What after the attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria is like death. The result is known: an apology, they say, has been made, serious troops have left for permanent deployment points, the south of the Gaza Strip has been unblocked. In fact, the operation against the Palestinian Hamas movement has been curtailed. The further political fate of Bibi-Netanyahu and his freedom hangs by an American thread.
There are two versions of Biden’s tough reaction circulating in diplomatic circles today. First: among the dead American volunteers was either the native or adopted child of some very high-ranking American politician. And the second one. In the convoy with humanitarian aid was a jeep with American general intelligence officers. Therefore, the Americans warned about the route and actually forbade attacking the convoy. But war lives by its own laws, and the Israeli military showed its artillery grin.

Pictured is the Gaza Strip.

[Essex62]

Israel did not carry out the SVO, but seized foreign territory, under the pretext of an attack by Hamas terrorists. Which he himself organized.
And there are bunks waiting for Benya.

[Pimply]

Quote: Essex62

Israel did not carry out the SVO, but seized foreign territory, under the pretext of an attack by Hamas terrorists. Which he himself organized.
And there are bunks waiting for Benya.

What a morbid imagination you have.

[Essex62]

Really? And if we look at all the facts carefully and with bias?
It won’t be long until you yourself begin to blame the authorities for this. When it starts to burn.

[Enceladus]

Are these anti-drone grills in the photo?

[ada]

From microdrones
Greetings! There was an article here recently: “Protection and camouflage: Israeli mitznefet”
https://topwar.ru/230239-zaschita-i-maskirovka-izrailskij-micnefet.html

[ada]

But, I would pay attention to the shape of the clothing in terms of material and coloring, tailoring, and the design itself. It reminded me of our “jump”. It’s not uninteresting to look at the pockets being filled with standard equipment; usually I don’t see it on them.

[Pimply]

The uniform will change; in the near future it is planned to purchase a fireproof uniform of increased strength, similar to what the Israeli special forces now have. Pockets are usually not filled with standard equipment, with rare exceptions; for this purpose there is unloading

[nik-mazur]

Quote from Enceladus

these are anti-drone grills

Almost. This is the famous mitznefet - a helmet cover that distorts the silhouette of the head, hides glare from attachments and is used as a mosquito net. In general, it’s a cool thing, which, for some reason, is not used in any army - apparently, there are some undeclared shortcomings.
Something else is more interesting to me - why do the stern Jewish fighters hold onto the handles, beautifully extending their index finger, if their weapons are not loaded?

[Pimply]

Quote from: nik-mazur

Almost. This is the famous mitznefet - a helmet cover that distorts the silhouette of the head, hides glare from attachments and is used as a mosquito net. In general, it’s a cool thing, which, for some reason, is not used in any army - apparently, there are some undeclared shortcomings.
Something else is more interesting to me - why do the stern Jewish fighters hold onto the handles, beautifully extending their index finger, if their weapons are not loaded?

It’s more convenient to hold a small weapon this way when moving, and the finger is already a reflex that is developed to the point of automatism.

[nik-mazur]

Quote: Pimply

It’s more convenient to hold small arms this way when moving, and the finger is already a reflex

When moving, it is most convenient to hold a weapon behind your back or on your chest, holding it with one hand - this is exactly how the fighter in the background carries it.
And holding an unloaded machine gun at the ready looks pretty ridiculous.

[Pimply]

Every army has certain standards. In Israel, during forced marches along a formation or during pedestrian crossings, the weapon is standardly worn on the chest in the stowed position, so that you can load it with one hand and open fire as quickly as possible.

[nik-mazur]

Quote: Pimply

the weapon is standardly worn on the chest in a stowed position, so that you can load it with one hand and open fire as quickly as possible

And if the weapon is already loaded, then you can open fire even faster, right?
If anything, Jewish soldiers sometimes even go on leave with a magazine attached.
By the way, about reflexes:

[Pimply]

Quote from: nik-mazur

And if the weapon is already loaded, then you can open fire even faster, right?
If anything, Jewish soldiers sometimes even go on leave with a magazine attached.
By the way, about reflexes:

What touches me most is that the main thing for you is to insist on your point. When leaving the operation area, everyone takes out the magazine, then they check the weapon for a bullet in the barrel together with the commander. During forced marches, magazines are not carried. At the exit from the bases, the magazine is carried with a plastic fuse in the breech. The girl from Karakal apparently wasn’t given enough bullets during the KMB, although the original photo shows that the finger is behind the trigger - perhaps a specific feature of training with the Tavor.

[nik-mazur]

Quote: Pimply

blah blah blah

[Igor Borisov_2]

The same thing touched me - I thought it was from mosquitoes

[KolVisin]

And from them too, but the main thing is camouflage from thermal imagers.

[nik-mazur]

Quote: Kolvizin

the main thing is camouflage from thermal imagers

When this thing was invented, thermal imagers were not even in the projects.

[Pimply]

Breaks the outline of a round helmet. There are few geometric regular shapes in nature, so the eye catches them more easily against the general background. In order not to make things easier for the enemy, they came up with this camouflage net.

[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

"The IDF ends active military operation in the Gaza Strip" -

— Next they will press “passively” with a blockade...

[ada]

Who knows. Something has been planned - it’s almost a fact. I believe that the plans for the “horse” are more ambitious and the “rider” selects a suitable bridle.

[Enceladus]

--- You can’t stretch out the pleasure too much... otherwise you’ll tear it...

[faterdom]

We won! Hooray!
Americans. They apparently put forward an ultimatum, since Bibi, dangling in his hole, drowns Can.
And “there’s no time for escalation,” as our party functionaries have been fond of saying for about 20 years now...

[Evgenijus]

The Israelis destroyed the homes of hundreds of thousands of people, killed tens of thousands of civilians, and now they are leaving. It’s like water off a duck’s back - no accountability for your war crimes. If we talk about the Palestinians and their home-grown rockets that destroyed several houses in Israel, modern Israeli technology cannot be compared in any way. Yes, the Palestinians started first, but before that, the Israelis needed to negotiate about the territories they captured in Palestine.

[Argon]

, the Palestinians were the first to start

In general, this is a long-standing war, but in this series Israel provoked (an attack on Al-Aqsa), and somewhere even planned this attack on Israel. Fortunately, they have their own people in Hamas.
If you look at the whole situation, the only beneficiary here is Israel, while Hamas and the Palestinians as a whole, to the extent of their literacy and short-sightedness, fell for this hook.
I wrote here before and I won’t get tired of writing, in Israel they were very worried about the birth rate in Gaza. Apparently they solved the demographic problem of Gaza by killing children. Children were killed purposefully and Israel suddenly became a leader in the supply of organs and transplantation. What is it for.

[alystan]

The population returns to Khan Yunis, Gaza's second largest city.

This is happening against the backdrop of negotiations that have begun in Cairo between representatives of the United States (Director of the CIA), Qatar (Prime Minister), Israel and Hamas.

Israeli media: "We will leave Gaza in one day and go to Cairo for negotiations and give this delegation greater powers."

Israeli Channel 12: "We are close to reaching an agreement on the war in Gaza."

Egyptian media: “Israel and Hamas are close to an agreement on an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which includes an exchange of prisoners and mechanisms for the return of refugees.

Iranian media: "Iran told the United States that the only way to avoid a direct strike on Israel is to sign an agreement on a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip."

But the Hamas and Qatari delegations left Cairo to negotiate the terms of a final ceasefire agreement and will return within two days.

Much has been said about the current deplorable state of the Israeli army, about the IDF, in particular. Many have probably seen quite a few videos of various contents (even with looted things) posted on Tik-Tok by its representatives and especially its representatives. A recent photo of such modern Israeli “amazons” put me a little in a stupor... at the sight of one slightly injured and with a manicure.

[andrey martov]

What, however, are the huge (almost like a sambrero) khaki-colored kippahs on the heads of the Israeli soldiers. . .

[Dutchman Michel]

Now Israel needs to restore everything it destroyed

[Wildcat]

Of course, abandoning the previously declared assault on Rafah will not add to Netanyahu’s political authority, but the elderly prime minister is unlikely to have long-term ambitions anyway.

He has long-term ambitions.
Since, by a strange coincidence, in some countries, after immunity is removed along with the position, they can be sent to prison/1,5 years/imprisoned for some things.
Someone Olmert and another character will confirm.

IMHO: they will go to Rafah. approximately in May. Brotherly Egypt does not want to open the border to its Arab brothers, so Hamas may find itself between the Egyptian anvil and the IDF’s hammer.
The question is: will they go to the North, where Hezbollah is? It is difficult to live with the evacuated North, but if Iran or a proxy - Hezbollah - attacks, then the “return” (up to the “South Lebanon 2.0” option) will be received with understanding. And from this point of view, “shooting at the IRGC” and waiting for Iran’s response looks a little different, especially if the United States “fits into this story.”

[Essex62]

This adventure had no solution from the start. To kill 2 million people in the 21st century without stepping on anyone's political toes... Absurd. If the goal is a big war in the Middle East, you can't envy the Jews.

[Wildcat]

There are very specific consequences after 07.10.23/XNUMX/XNUMX. And they, these consequences, are not completed and even the hostages, even the Russians, have not been released.

An interesting question: if Israel "has a deal" with Iran and oil from the Persian Gulf is under attack, which country with a huge fleet will be able to "fill the need for oil"? More recently, this country managed to enter the gas market in Europe, which was completely unimaginable. Now, if Iran sets itself up again!

Regarding the callus - only one country suffers from the consequences of the fight against the Zionists, and that is Egypt: "Egypt's revenues from the Suez Canal in January fell by half compared to the beginning of last year - from $ 804 million to $ 428 million, the head of the Suez Canal Administration said. According to him, the number of ships passing through the canal, due to attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea, fell by 36%.... Increasing the amount of financial assistance to almost $ 6 billion can help Cairo reduce the dollar deficit in the country and stimulate the influx of foreign investment. At the same time, investors expect that in the coming months Egypt will undergo a devaluation, the fourth in the country since 2022. Receiving funds from foreign partners is of great importance to prevent default...." https://www.forbes.ru/biznes/505572-egipet-soobsil-o-dvukratnom-padenii-dohodov-ot-sueckogo-kanala
The rest of the Arab countries do not spoil their calluses, well, except for the warnings that “we don’t need SectorGaz Arabs.” The Jews are also tired of driving free utilities to the Gas Sector, so they have a healthy approach to their neighbors - and for this they can be envied.

But, I repeat, the biggest problem is Lebanon with Hezbollah.
If there is still hope for something with the Gas Sector, someone will take control of it....
Lebanon, after sheltering Palestinians and surviving a civil war, will never turn into the “Paris of the Middle East.”

[Pimply]

Quote: Wildcat

Lebanon, after sheltering Palestinians and surviving a civil war, will never turn into the “Paris of the Middle East.”

There will most likely be a disintegration into several states. In general, this can be expected in many places, the process is now artificially restrained by the States and Europe, but in fact Lebanon is now a failed state, like Somalia

[Essex62]

That is, the moral factor is not taken into account at all and does not influence elections, for example, in the States? The electorate there is unique, and maybe the puppet masters will put it up. They are all free there, to the point of impossibility. They stopped the Vietnamese one, in part.

[KukuRuzvelt]

There is a suspicion that Hamas will not let this go so easily...

[APASUS]

I do not believe .
1 This is not beneficial for Netanyahu, the prosecutors and the Israeli Prime Minister’s chair will start asking questions in no time, it can easily turn into a pit, with a striped robe
2 IDF did not fulfill its tasks to destroy Hamas
3 The IDF caught Iran and the question of retaliation is open

[Staal]

I believe
Americans know how to twist their arms and spit on the problems of their respected allies.

[Pimply]

1. About what? If it’s an old case, then it mostly falls apart.
2. The IDF completed its tasks. It was initially assumed that everything would not end in one day, and there would be a long and tedious cleaning of corners. Initially, the completion of the main task is primarily hampered by the presence of hostages.
3. Iran has been at war with Israel for a very long time. And there were a lot of such clues.

[APASUS]

Quote: Pimply

1. About what?

Regarding the Hamas attack. Everything is too sewn with white thread.

Quote: Pimply

2. The IDF completed its tasks.

Have you defeated Hamas and returned all the hostages?

Quote: Pimply

Iran has been at war with Israel for a very long time.

Let’s say they don’t fight directly. They fight with proxies. But the shelling of the Iranian embassy already concerns the security system of diplomatic missions around the world
Iran will not leave this

[bone1]

You have to understand that everyone was killed and the task was completed?

[Dart2027]

We are waiting for the second part of the Merlezon ballet. Iran is fine with drones of all types.

[Pimply]

The author does not present the situation very well. How poorly does Netanyahu imagine