Stories from Jabalia.. Why does the occupation prefer the novel “Friendly Fire” to express its failures? | News

The stories told in the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza are no longer hidden from the various media outlets, which raised their voices as the momentum of the Israeli attack died down and was defeated by the steadfastness of the Palestinian resistance and the intensity of its qualitative operations, as it reached the point of occupation soldiers mistakenly firing “friendly fire” at their colleagues, in addition to the resistance capturing Israeli soldiers documented this with video clips.

The story begins when the leaders of the Israeli 98th Division were forced to correct the offensive stumble that the division suffered in its attack on the Jabalia camp, by deploying combat units from the 35th Brigade (Parachute Brigade), which is considered one of the elite soldiers in the Israeli army.

In the details of the story – according to Tel Aviv Tribune Net sources – the specific resistance strikes in Jabalia forced the paratrooper units to change their fighting methods and transform into an infantry brigade, in contrast to what was present in the armored brigades that led the fighting on the first day of the attack on the camp.

Resistance tactics

In exclusive statements to Tel Aviv Tribune Net, the specialist in military and security affairs, Osama Khaled, said that the scenes shown to the media are only a small part of what is happening in the field, and he added that these combat epics of the resistance go back to the following:

1. Depriving the occupation army of achieving the principle of surprise at the beginning of the attack towards the east of Jabalia camp, and discovering its plans for advancing deeper and the expected goals of its attack.
2. The high fighting spirit that is embodied in the state of daring and racing to inflict great losses on the occupation with all available combat means.
3. Employing military media in the field, which was confirmed by the volume of materials coming from there, with careful documentation by constantly accompanying the camera with the weapon towards the target, even during the preparation stage.
4. Following a combination of different defensive tactics, such as obstructing the advance of the occupation forces and alternating between the mobile and fixed defenses, focusing on calculated lures, and turning these forces into iron boxes surrounded by anti-armor fire.
5. Thus, thwarting the tactical plans and gaining more time to repair the breach in the defensive apparatus, moving the forces according to the development of the situation and the real combat need, and concealing them away from the enemy’s sight and fire.
6. Conscious control under hostile pressure of intense fire, smoke curtains, fire belts, and artillery fire on the axes of advance, with coordination between the tactical and operational levels, and following the principle of mutual support between the battalions regionally.
7. Employing combat support weapons about 8 months after the start of the war, where we saw arc fire with mortars, short missiles, sniping, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other weapons.
8. Working on the principle of defense in depth, the resistance did not fall into a steadfast and desperate defense on the outer shell of Jabalia, where the occupation would prevail due to the multiple and advanced combat means it possesses. Rather, it chose a well-equipped defensive area in depth, full of ambushes, besieging the main body of the occupation forces and breaking their attack with attacks. Intense fire and troops.
9. Do not overlook the importance of using long and close defensive fire, as Israel continues to be attacked in Ashkelon, Sderot, Mfilasim, and others. The salvoes came out from among the advancing Israeli tanks in Jabalia, confirming the solidity and defiance of the guns.

“friendly fire”

As a result of this strategy followed by the resistance in Jabalia, it resulted in what could be called a “contaminated combat spot,” according to the words of Osama Khaled, who said that this spot was where the enemy and the friend were mixed, which made the task difficult for the invading forces in managing the coordination process between the newly arriving and previously existing units.

The specialist in military and security affairs added that in light of the resistance pressure on the advanced units, a combat faction from the 202nd Paratrooper Battalion was forced to advance to establish a temporary command room, which caused the 82nd Armored Battalion to deal with extreme confusion and fear of the possibility of an enemy enveloping it, so it launched direct bombardment, killing and wounding the paratrooper force from 202nd Battalion.

For his part, the writer and political analyst Majed Ibrahim says that it is difficult to believe the stories of the Israeli occupation in light of the fierce battles with the resistance, and in light of the videos it broadcasts of the concentrated targeting of the occupation army’s vehicles and soldiers.

Ibrahim added – in exclusive statements to Tel Aviv Tribune Net – that the occupation’s narrative about “friendly fire” is an attempt to divert attention from its human losses and military mistakes, in addition to the fact that these mistakes would not have occurred without the confusion to which the occupation is exposed due to the precise and deadly military plans and tactics and the deception operations it practices. Resistance.

October 7 again

The writer and political analyst attributed this military development in Jabalia camp to the following:

• The occupation army thought it was facing one battalion in Jabalia, but it found itself facing 3 Qassam brigades, and facing stronger resistance than the one it faced at the beginning of the war about 8 months ago.
• A number of occupation soldiers were killed, wounded, and captured in the Jabalia tunnels, as announced by the Al-Qassam Brigades.
• What is happening in Jabalia can be considered “October 7 again” because the occupation forces were subjected to a complex ambush in which they lost a number of their soldiers despite their high readiness and good arming, in contrast to the surprise they were exposed to on October 7, 2023.
• The occupation faces intense resistance in Rafah, which culminated in the launching of missiles for the first time since the start of the battle there. These missiles were launched from meters away from the presence of soldiers in Rafah, which confirms that the resistance still maintains its missile capabilities and its capabilities in bombs and shells that hunt the occupation tanks.

Ibrahim pointed out that the manifestations of force shown by the occupation by targeting the camp for the displaced in Rafah are nothing but a vent for its field and psychological defeat in front of the resistance, and cannot affect the power equation between the two parties. It will lead to more political isolation of the occupation internationally, and an acceleration of its trial and conviction in the courts of justice. and international criminal law.

Political differences

Regarding the impact of the military scene in Jabalia and other fronts in the Gaza Strip, the political analyst said that the differences plaguing the occupation regarding the continuation of the war and the issue of “the next day” increase the negative pressure on the occupation forces that had already entered Gaza in light of the scarcity of their military objectives, and did not You can reinforce it by occupying the besieged sector.

The same source added that with the passage of time, the failure of the occupation forces to achieve the two main goals of this aggression is confirmed, which are eliminating the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and recovering the prisoners by force.

The political analyst concluded his statements by saying that this will have a strong impact when talking about the possibility of resuming prisoner negotiations, because the resistance is now in a better position militarily and on the ground, which provides it with an advantage in the negotiations to adhere to the demands of stopping the war and Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.