Barefoot and with light weapons; These scenes were the most prominent thing that drew the attention of the public on social media platforms to the video published by the military media of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas,” which showed the brigades’ fighters attacking the occupation soldiers and finishing them off in their tents in the Juhr al-Dik area in the Gaza Strip.
They put bullets in the heads of the Zionist soldiers.
Powerful scenes show part of the battle in which the Mujahideen of the Qassam Brigades killed 10 soldiers and withdrew peacefully from Juhr al-Dik, east of the central region in the Gaza Strip. #Al-Aqsa Flood pic.twitter.com/DeOXclL1Zv
– Radwan Al-Akhras (@rdooan) December 16, 2023
The most common question among tweeters was why fighters appeared barefoot during their attacks on concentrations of occupation soldiers, and various answers began from bloggers. Some said that the Juhr al-Dik area is an agricultural area and its land is muddy, and moving on sand or mud barefoot is more effective and faster, as shoes cause great disruption and great muscular effort.
Does anyone know why our loved ones fight barefoot? 🔻 pic.twitter.com/yiw0kAWQrN
– Ageej (@1b2_r) December 16, 2023
Followers of the video said that the Al-Qassam fighters appeared barefoot, primarily for ease and lightness of movement, and also because walking on sand without shoes does not make a sound at all, unlike walking in military boots, which make a sound when walking and attract attention. Likewise, boots or shoes, when you walk on soft sand and run, sink and enter. Sand inside the shoe hinders movement.
Moving on the sand barefoot is more effective and faster, and this is what we are accustomed to in dealing with the desert nature surrounding us.
With shoes, it will cause great disruption and great muscular effort.– Deadly (@Ajeej_) December 16, 2023
Some tweeters pointed out that the occupation has powerful sensors located on tanks and in all places that can detect even the sound of feet. They walk barefoot so that the sound is absent or as minimal as possible so as not to attract attention. They added that the Palestinian resistance every time gives the Israeli occupation army a lesson. New in combat and military planning, as they put it.
Barefoot, primarily for ease and lightness of movement.
Also, because walking barefoot, especially sand, does not make a sound at all, unlike walking in military shoes, as it makes a sound when walking and attracts attention. Likewise, when you walk on soft sand and run, boots or shoes sink and the sand enters the shoe, hindering movement.– Amjad Almadi (@abwmkht29613409) December 17, 2023
The most convincing explanation I have read… is that the occupation has powerful sensors located on tanks and in all places that can detect even the sound of feet… they walk barefoot so that the sound is non-existent or minimal.
– Muhammad Nassar (@mohmed_nassar28) December 17, 2023
The village of Juhr al-Dik is located in the south of the governorate, halfway between Gaza City and the central camps, and is 8 kilometers away from it. It is bordered to the east by the Green Line, to the west by Salah al-Din Street, to the north it is bordered by Karnei Netzarim Road, and to the south it is bordered by Wadi Gaza. The area of influence is 6,200 dunams. Juhr al-Dik is considered a border agricultural village, and this always exposes it to the razing of its lands due to Israeli invasions.
Israeli occupation army spokesman Daniel Hagari admitted that his soldiers are going through difficult and complex times and are exposed to unprecedented situations in the ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip. Hagari added that the army is facing issues that it has never encountered before.
