Military and strategic expert Colonel Hatem Karim Al-Falahi said that the operations carried out by the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip directly hinder the “bubbles” plan through which the occupation seeks to impose the division of the Strip into separate areas.
He added – in an analysis of the military scene in the Gaza Strip – that these operations, which are escalating in the north and south of Gaza, undermine the occupation’s attempts to consolidate field control.
Al-Falahi’s speech came as a comment on the fierce clashes waged by the Palestinian resistance factions against the occupation forces in Beit Lahia, where the Al-Qassam Brigades ambushed an Israeli force and announced the targeting of an Israeli tank.
Al-Falahi explained that the resistance’s military operations witnessed a noticeable escalation, starting from Jabalia in the north to Rafah in the south, passing through Zeitoun and other areas, with continued field coordination through a unified operations room for the factions.
He explained that the occupation army finds it difficult to penetrate deeply due to the high losses, which forces it to rely on time and try to gradually exhaust the resistance.
What’s the plan for bubbles?
He pointed out that the “bubbles” plan depends on dividing the sector into 4 areas separated by military axes, such as Netzarim and Kissufim, with the aim of dismantling the cohesion of the resistance, but the ongoing operations hinder the implementation of this plan, especially with the losses incurred by the occupation.
Al-Falahi stressed that the resistance is proving its ability to withstand and carry out painful operations, despite the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, especially the economic siege.
He added that these operations constitute a continuous drain on the occupation, which hinders the achievement of the Israeli war objectives, especially with the growing voices demanding a solution to the issue of Israeli prisoners.
He continued that the occupation army is relying on a policy of slow erosion and starving the population of the Gaza Strip to exhaust the resistance, but in return it is facing exhaustion on other fronts, such as the Lebanese front, which has become a major additional burden.
In light of this reality, Al-Falahi believes that Israel is seeking to preserve its limited gains in Gaza while waiting for the Lebanese front to calm down, with increasing talk about the possibilities of deploying international or Arab forces to manage the Strip in the future.