|
Trending Topics
|
Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-855383
IDF: Renewed Gaza Operation Is about Controlling Territory and Food Distribution
(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - The IDF said Sunday that its current operation in Gaza is not about killing Hamas's remaining forces but about taking control of Gazan territory and food distribution. Since renewing hostilities in March, the IDF has killed 800 Hamas terrorists, including 50 senior officials and a dozen top officials. Hamas is not defending any of its territory or resisting the IDF in any organized manner. Rather, Hamas has switched to guerrilla warfare, and even that on a limited basis. If earlier in the war there were large numbers of roving Hamas attackers waiting to ambush IDF soldiers, now such incidents are few and far between. Hamas's preference now is to set off remote-controlled explosives from a safe distance when IDF soldiers get close enough.