6/15/2024–|Last updated: 6/15/202408:57 PM (Mecca time)
The military and strategic expert, Colonel Hatem Karim Al-Falahi, believes that the operation carried out by the Al-Qassam Brigades – the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Tal Al-Sultan, west of Rafah, indicates careful planning and highly studied professionalism by the resistance factions.
He added – during the military analysis of the war in Gaza – that this tactic, which was adopted by the resistance for a long time, increased the occupation’s losses and exhaustion.
According to Al-Falahi, this large number of deaths, which reached 8 soldiers, is due to the fact that the vehicle that the resistance targeted with the Al-Yassin missile belonged to the Engineering Brigade, which means that it was loaded with a lot of explosives and detonation equipment because the Engineering Brigade is responsible for bombing residential squares, according to his opinion, explaining that the army The Israelis have not announced the wounded until this moment.
The expert revealed that the operation was specific and targeted, first targeting a D-9 bulldozer, followed by targeting the Tiger vehicle that attempted to rescue those inside the bulldozer. Pointing out that the region had previously witnessed confrontations that led to the destruction of Merkava 4 tanks, which indicates an escalation in resistance operations during the recent period.
To pave the way for the entry of the Israeli force into the area, he explained that the occupation army carried out a concentrated bombardment on the area this morning, followed by the introduction of bulldozers to open and bulldoze the roads, but the resistance was ready and targeted the force.
According to Al-Falahi, the occupation “blinded” the area with heavy smoke bombs to evacuate the wounded and dead, and followed it with air, artillery, and naval bombardment after the departure of its forces, which indicates that the occupation faced intense and violent fire from the resistance that lasted more than two hours to reach the location of its dead and wounded soldiers.
Tiger specifications
Speaking about the Israeli Tiger armored vehicle, Al-Falahi said that its price reaches $3 million, and it is distinguished by 3 consecutive armors that increase its durability and immunity. It carries 3 soldiers in the cabin and 8 soldiers in its other seats, but it can carry 14 soldiers in special cases.
He added that its weight reaches 10 tons and its speed reaches 60 kilometers per hour. It is equipped with cameras that transmit the image surrounding the tanker. It also allows the use of weapons and snipers and directing them accurately. It is also equipped with three machine guns of 12, 30 and 40 mm calibres, and it can, Al-Falahi adds, carry many weapons. Equipment and tools that can be used in blasting operations.
Continuous drain
Regarding the occupation’s continuous talk about drawing lessons from the repeated resistance operations by targeting its soldiers, the Al-Falahi expert believes that each military operation is linked to specific circumstances in terms of geography and other details surrounding it, in addition to the difference in capabilities and combat power of the resistance that is left behind from one region to another and from one operation to another.
He explained that this talk indicates the lack of field and strategic experience among the leaders of the occupation army and the weak field performance of its military elements on the battlefields, despite their possession of highly capable weapons.
The expert also confirmed the lack of knowledge of special combat methods, guerrilla warfare, and built-up areas among the occupation soldiers, which makes the occupation’s losses constantly rise.
Regarding the Israeli army’s announcement of its continued presence in the area of the operation, Al-Falahi believes that it is nothing more than an attempt to show that his forces are not affected by it, and he explained that the incursion does not mean controlling the area.
The expert expected that the operation would affect the morale of the occupation army, which had already been affected by a continuous process of attrition, explaining that the occupation army was suffering from a significant shortage in the number of troops.