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In Gaza City, IDF Is Fighting Infrastructure, Not Terrorists

(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - The IDF is again battling Hamas in Gaza City. Last week, this reporter entered Gaza and saw excavators demolishing a building suspected of being booby trapped. Lt.-Col. A. said that a day earlier, troops in a nearby building found a "communications box" with wires coming out of it and a bomb hidden next to it. The same kind of box was spotted by troops using a drone in the building that was being demolished. "This is what fighting a Hamas battalion looks like. There's a certain number of operatives tasked with defending an area. Sometimes, they will come out of tunnels to attack if they have the opportunity. However, you mainly find yourself fighting against the infrastructure that they have prepared," he said. Hamas's Daraj-Tuffah Battalion "heavily relies on its infrastructure, which is mostly above ground, in the homes and yards, and a bit below ground as well. And from here we derive our method. If you take away the infrastructure that can be used to harm your forces, you advance the mission of destroying the Hamas battalion." Lt.-Col. A. said, "Fighting an idea, trying to eliminate an idea, is impossible, but you can kill those who hold that idea, or take away the capabilities that allow them to act effectively." His forces had not yet encountered any Hamas operatives, nor any civilians, during its operations in Daraj and Tuffah. Using drones, they had identified gunmen deeper within Gaza City and launched strikes on them. He said he was operating under the assumption that at least 15 Hamas operatives were hiding in his area of operations, inside tunnels that IDF forces had not yet found.
2025-07-27 00:00:00
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