In addition to the failure of the Israeli intelligence and military services to anticipate the “Al-Aqsa Flood” or to repel its first wave and its penetration of their defense lines, the resistance over the months of the war accumulated military experience and became familiar with weapons and tactics that shook the prestige of the Israeli occupation army despite the huge difference in strength and armament.
From the “Shawaz” bomb that destroyed the myth of the “Merkava” tank, through the “Ghoul” sniper rifle, all the way to the “Al-Yassin” shell that hunts well-known Israeli tanks and vehicles, the resistance’s military media cameras documented the incidents of the Gaza Strip’s neighborhoods and streets turning into traps for Israeli vehicles of various types. The red arrow became a symbol of the accuracy of Israeli casualties and losses.
Among the names of those responsible for managing the war and directing its course, the names of field commanders who were partially known in the past emerged to the front, among them: Yahya Al-Sinwar, Muhammad Al-Deif, and Marwan Issa.