By Massimiliano D'Elia
The prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC news yesterday that Israel will consider “small tactical pauses" in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip. He remains firm on his decision not to grant a ceasefire, despite international pressure.
After having surrounded the densely populated city of Gaza to the north, the Israeli army is preparing to start the much-feared urban fighting. An asymmetrical battlefield between what remains of the buildings reduced to rubble and the underground tunnels which, according to the information collected by intelligence, would wind for 500 km, at variable depths, reaching in some points, even 80 meters below the road surface. A dense network of tunnels and galleries, where even large vehicles pass, capable of guaranteeing the survival of Hamas terrorists for over four continuous months.
A real labyrinth, a huge mousetrap, where you will probably be able to enter easily but it will be difficult to get out due to the lethal surprises that Hamas has hidden in the narrow streets that intersect in the dense network of tunnels.
The Israeli army has trained for years to fight in underground tunnels with well-equipped special units equipped with particular robots and dogs used to operating in narrow and prohibitive environments. The soldiers of these units also underwent special training to combat claustrophobia. Israel, using artificial intelligence models, would also have mapped the underground tunnels to be able to move inside with the necessary knowledge of the operating territory. Will Israeli supertechnology be able to prevail over Hamas's determination? Last October 7, the "intelligent" surveillance devices aimed at and around the Gaza Strip failed, along with the entire super intelligence apparatus, considered the most powerful and pervasive in the world. A long urban war is expected with thousands of deaths among the fighters where the victims will also be the civilians that Hamas has wisely placed as human shields.
Microchips under the skin of Israeli soldiers
The news revealed yesterday evening by the former head of Italian counter-espionage, Marco Mancini during an interview with Studio Aperto on Rete 4: “they would have placed microchips under the skin of Israeli soldiers between the wrist and hand to be able to track them and recover them in the event of kidnapping“. It's a shame, highlights the former Aise leader, that Hamas discovered this ploy orchestrated by the IDF - Israeli Defense Forces.
According to intelligence, in addition to the military leaders there are 40 thousand militiamen crowded underground, trained to fight in narrow environments, ready to sacrifice themselves for the cause, that is, to die to reach the paradise promised by Allah. They vaguely resemble the Vikings who did not fear death because for them it was a glorious way to reach Walallah and sit and feast alongside the gods: a belief that made them invincible because they fought without fear of dying.
the war continues
Returning to the war, Netanyahu argues that a general ceasefire would hinder his country's war effort, but suspending fighting on humanitarian grounds, an idea supported by Israel's main ally, the United States, will continue to be considered, in based on the circumstances.
"As for small tactical breaks – an hour here, an hour there – we've had them in the past. I assume that we will verify the circumstances to allow the entry of goods, of humanitarian goods, or the departure of our hostages, of individual hostages" Netanyahu said.
The President of the United States Joe Biden himself had discussed these pauses and the possible release of hostages in a phone call with Netanyahu late yesterday morning after listening to Secretary of State Antony Blinken returning from the frenetic tour in the Middle East.
Like Israel, Washington fears that Hamas could take advantage of a comprehensive ceasefire to regroup.
Netanyahu also said that when the conflict is over “Israel will have for an indefinite period... the overall responsibility for security (in Gaza ed.) because we have seen what happens when we do not have this responsibility for security."
President Joe Biden's administration has informed the US Congress that it is planning a transfer of $320 million worth of precision bombs to Israel, Reuters writes.
Also yesterday, Israel said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, in response to a barrage of rockets fired at northern Israeli cities. The Israeli military said it detected about 30 launches from Lebanon in an hour.
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