Even before a ground offensive was launched, the Israeli army claimed successes. On Wednesday, it announced the elimination of Taysir Mubasher, commander of the Khan Younes North battalion and former commander of Hamas' naval forces... Even if it is impossible to verify the information. A few days earlier, the IDF also claimed to have eliminated Mohammed Qatmash, head of artillery operations, and other Hamas operatives. By communicating about the terrorist group's leaders it has managed to target, the IDF wants to show that it has precise intelligence on the terror group's command centers and that it is able to strike them from the sky. It applies the military tactics provided for in its "Doctrine of Victory" written in 2020: destroy as many adversary capabilities as possible in the shortest period of time, with the fewest possible losses and favouring air strikes or from the sea, summarized the Strategy.
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