Israeli media: Inconsistency bw Gaza war objectives and time frame

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
10 Dec 2023 15:28

Israeli Channel 7 estimates that the war will persist with high intensity for at least two more months.

Israeli troops are seen near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Occupied Palestine, Sunday, December 10, 2023. (AP)

In a recent report, "Israel's" Haaretz said that the window is closing down on a swift victory in Khan Younis, as the fighting gets increasingly complex and critical.

The newspaper stated that the IOF is having difficulty advancing into the infiltration areas in the Gaza Strip, adding that there seems to be an inconsistency between the war's objectives and the allocated time to achieve them.

Haaretz reported that the IOF are currently engaged in three battles simultaneously, facing increasingly stronger Resistance than they've seen in the past.

"The Israeli army hopes to finalize most of its operations within a week, but by then the battle in Khan Younis will have gotten more critical," the newspaper reported.

Such developments, according to Haaretz, will make the fighting in the coming weeks more complicated.

The newspaper warned Israelis not to get carried away with the promises of an imminent victory advertised by some Israeli TV studios.

At least two more months

Haaretz noted that the IOF does not have a full picture of intel on the whereabouts of Israeli captives, and there is no doubt that the continuation of the fighting jeopardizes their lives.

Similarly, the editorial page of Yedioth Ahronoth bore the title "The fighting is difficult and slow, and it will take a long time for the Israeli army to accomplish its tasks"

In this context, Israeli Channel 7, estimated that the war will persist with high intensity for at least two more months. Israeli media also reported, citing informed sources, that it is likely that there will be future attempts to negotiate new deals to release additional captives.

As the brutal Israeli war on Gaza enters its ninth week, the Palestinian Resistance remains steadfast in confronting invading forces across all fronts and inflicting documented losses on the occupation army.

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced the destruction of an Israeli armored personnel carrier APC in Khan Younis governorate using a Shawaz heavy anti-tank IED, which also resulted in the setting of the military vehicle on fire.

In a statement, the Resistance group also said it targeted in the governorate an Israeli Merkava main battle tank using an al-Yassin 105 RPG.

Meanwhile, Al-Qassam also announced that they have successfully targeted four Israeli military vehicles with al-Yassin 105 projectiles in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.

In a significant operation, the Resistance revealed it detonated several explosives in a fortified building housing dozens of Israeli soldiers east of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood. The statement confirmed that the unit's soldiers were either killed or wounded.

Detailing the execution of the ambush, the statement explained that, after identifying an Israeli occupation force fortified in a school, Al-Qassam fighters planted a network of IEDs within the building, which was later detonated with the invading soldiers inside.