In the video: the motorcycles with which Hamas operatives arrived at the outpost in Sufa on October 7/Amir Bohbot
Since October 7th, quite a few questions have arisen in the security system regarding the leak of information and the knowledge of the Hamas military arm in the engineering specifications of the IDF bases in the south of the country. Around these questions, claims have been made, that tenders in which approval is given to employ Palestinians should be re-examined.
In the background of the war, the government Israel has decided to stop the employment of all Palestinian workers from the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria. As a result, a crisis has arisen in a large number of industries, including construction, agriculture, cleaning and catering, but also in the engineering field in the security system.
The renovation of the destroyed military facilities adds to the burden.
A storm outpost that was damaged in the Hamas raid on October 7/IDF spokesman
A security engineering official told Wala!
because already at this stage there are delays in the pace of work and in some places the projects are pending because there are orders of priority according to the degree of urgency, "If the Israeli government does not make decisions on the issue of the workers, a serious problem of non-compliance with the schedules may arise here, which will lead to all kinds of chain reactions. We understand that we are considering "To authorize the entry of Palestinian workers into construction sites and facilities without any choice."
The security source clarified that in the context of the rapid learning of lessons after October 7, and the desire to return outposts, camps and security sites to their former state, a great burden was created on the contractors with special permits: "And this is even before the projects that were The projects that the IDF and other security agencies are planning already exist. The construction units will not withstand the load."
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"It's a challenge to get employees who will agree to work under fire."
An IDF post on the Lebanese border/photo processing, Amir Bohbut
Another security official said, "Some of the engineering work is carried out inside the Gaza Strip. Some on the northern border. A large part is under fire. It's a challenge to get workers who will agree to these conditions. In some places, they work with helmets and balaclavas, and when there is shooting they run to a protected area at best." The source noted that due to the engineering challenge of building the 64 km long underground wall on the border of the Gaza Strip, work teams from around the world were employed by contractors for the Ministry of Defense and the IDF.
The response of the IDF spokesperson: "Palestinian workers are not employed at IDF bases, In accordance with the policy of the security system, and there is currently no intention to change the decision on the matter."
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