The IDF opened a humanitarian corridor in Gaza for the residents of Khan Yunis/photo: IDF spokesman
The drains that the IDF is planning for the purpose of carving up the Strip could pose a risk to IDF soldiers, become centers of terrorism and play into the hands of Hamas.
This is what intelligence officials warn.
Against the background of the negotiations for the return of the abductees, the 99th Division under the command of Brigadier General Hiram is carrying out several complex missions in the middle of the Gaza Strip. These missions include raids on terrorist centers based on accurate intelligence, friction with occasional armed squads, as well as stopping Palestinians from crossing from the south to the north of the Gaza Strip and "dismemberment " of the Gaza Strip.
According to IDF data, there are 150,000-200,000 Palestinians in the north of the Gaza Strip who insisted on staying in their homes.
Some are under pressure from Hamas and some fear the destruction of their homes.
About half a million citizens are concentrated around Gaza City and the central camps.
About 150,000 Palestinians are around the city of Khan Yunis, and 1.3 million citizens are located in Rafah, a few meters away from the Egyptian border (Philadelphia axis).
Palestinians evacuate to the south of the Gaza Strip/TPS
The scope of the evacuation is reflected in the digital map, which is updated by the commanders.
The map is divided into several colors - green color (more than 75% of the area is evacuated), yellow color (up to 75% civilian evacuation), red color (up to 50% evacuation), white (up to 25% evacuation) and purple color indicating a high level of The presence of Palestinians, such as in Deir al-Balah, most of which has not been vacated.
The map is updated based on intelligence.
The goal of the IDF is to evacuate civilians from combat zones, with the intention of preventing harm to those not involved in terrorism. The evacuation of the population is carried out through telephone calls made by members of Unit 504, text messages, flyers, messages on radio stations, taking over communication lines through electronic warfare and messages on social networks. "The Palestinians attribute A high level of credibility for the IDF's announcements and factually, the majority quickly evacuated from the west of Khan Yunis," explained an IMAN official.
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Palestinians on their way to the southern Gaza Strip/Reuters
Satellite image of Palestinians on the way from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south/Reuters
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It was learned that the IDF began to plan "drains" in the center of the Gaza Strip, in order to permanently isolate the area and prevent terrorists from moving from one side to the other, including the transfer of weapons. One of the intelligence officers in the reserves said to Walla! "Whoever thinks that terrorists will dare to pass through those drains, or crossings, or any other nickname they call them is wrong and self-deceiving.
They will try to bypass the IDF's controlled drains in any way."
One of the officials also said, "We are already seeing attempts to bypass the areas where the IDF is located, in order to move from the south to the north."
But the main criticism was voiced by another senior military official, who said, "The IDF is repeating the same mistakes it made in the past. If you decide To establish crossings or drains in the area to prevent the passage of terrorists, and to locate abductees who will try to cross between the areas by force, crossings need to be created without human contact. Otherwise, they will very quickly become centers of terrorist attacks. According to the plans they have presented so far for execution in the field, the mistakes of the past are being repeated. We expect for soldiers to stand at these crossings. This must not happen. We need to invest more, thought, money and intelligence, to prevent any situation from playing into the hands of Hamas. Hamas is freaking out about being taken away from it in stages, so it needs to be done in a smart way. Build 'smart drains' with a little More money and more protection for IDF soldiers."
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