The military and strategic expert, Colonel Hatem Karim Al-Falahi, believes that the military operation that Israel threatens in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, will not be a picnic for the occupation army, because the resistance brigades there are at their full capacity and capabilities.
According to what the Israeli army says, there are 4 battalions affiliated with the Palestinian resistance in Rafah, which means – as Colonel Al-Falahi adds in his military analysis on Tel Aviv Tribune – that these battalions did not fight in previous battles, and are located within the geographical area that the battles did not reach, and therefore they are at their full potential. In terms of numbers and equipment.
Palestinian resistance fighters are fighting battles in a friendly environment and have a network of tunnels that enable them to withstand.
The military and strategic expert noted that the incursion into Rafah would not be a cakewalk for the Israeli army, as evidenced by the battles that took place between it and resistance fighters in other areas. More than 1,300 Israeli vehicles were destroyed in the battles, recalling that the occupation army left Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, with the Al-Zana ambush, and the Nahal Brigade left the Netzarim axis with an ambush in the Al-Mughraqa area, south of Gaza City.
In addition to the fact that the land determines the nature of the battle in the coming period, the Israeli army is greatly exhausted and has suffered great losses in previous battles, according to Colonel Al-Falahi, who did not rule out that the Netanyahu government’s goal of threatening an attack on Rafah falls within the framework of political pressure on the factions. Resistance to concessions in ongoing negotiations.
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) confirmed in a statement that any military operation in Rafah “will not be a picnic for the fascist occupation army, and that our valiant resistance, led by the Al-Qassam Brigades, is fully prepared to defend our people and defeat this enemy.”
Officials and experts also said that the invasion of Rafah would lead to a new catastrophe and another chapter of killing and famine in Gaza, warning that there was no safe place for the population and displaced people, whose number is estimated at about 1.4 million, to take refuge.
Coordination between factions
Regarding field developments in the rest of the Gaza Strip, the military and strategic expert pointed out that the northern front has been characterized by heat since the recent period, especially in the Netzarim axis, which has become a target for resistance factions seeking to expel the forces present in that region.
The Palestinian resistance intensified its operations in that area through sniping and infiltration operations towards Netzarim and the buffer zone.
The military and strategic expert spoke about an existing operations room between the resistance factions, and said that there is very great coordination between them, and sometimes all factions strike the same target.
