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As rocket fire from Gaza declines, IDF releases 5 brigades; fighting likely throughout 2024
[IsraelTimes] The Israel Defense Forces has released five brigades from the fighting in the Gazoo...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... Strip, as rocket fire by Hamas  ...not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...has been curbed significantly with the military maintaining control of the ground. The military believes the war against Hamas will likely continue throughout 2024, and says it is prepared for lengthy fighting. The 460th Armored Brigade, responsible for the Armored Corps training base; the 261st Brigade, the Bahad 1 officers’ school in wartime; the 828th Brigade, the School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders; the 14th Reserve Armored Brigade; and 551st Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, have all be released. The brigades tasked with training soldiers will return to carrying out their usual activity, while the reservists are being released to help bounce back Israel’s economy. In Gaza, the 162nd Division remains focused on Gaza City’s Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods; the 36th Division is fighting Hamas in central Gaza’s al-Bureij; and the 98th, 99th and Gaza divisions are operating in the Strip’s south, in the Khan Younis area. The ground operations in recent weeks have led to a significant decline in the number of rockets launched from Gaza at Israel. According to IDF data, in the first week of December, after a truce with Hamas collapsed, 75 rockets were launched at Israel on average per day. In the following week, that number dropped to 23 rockets on average per day; between December 15 and 21, only 16 rockets were fired per day; and between December 22 to 27, that number dropped to 14. The data does not include mortars launched at ground troops in Gaza, rockets fired at the sea, and failed launches. IDF expects fighting to go on all year, is adjusting battle methods for sustained war [IsraelTimes] IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the military is making adjustments to its deployment in the Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... Strip, as it anticipates a long war against the Hamas  ...a regional Iranian catspaw,...terror group, stretching throughout the entire coming year. "We are adjusting the fighting methods to each area in Gaza, as well as the necessary forces to carry out the mission in the best way possible. Each area has different characteristics and different operational needs," he says. "Tonight, 2024 will begin. The goals of the war require lengthy fighting, and we are prepared accordingly," Hagari says. He says the military will be carrying out "smart" management of the forces in Gaza, allowing reservists to return home to help bounce back the economy, and letting standing army troops train to become commanders. "We are continuing the training of officers and commanders... after their experience in combat, they are returning to training and will join the army’s line of commanders when they finish," Hagari says. Hagari says "some of the reservists will return to their families and work this week." "It will result in considerable relief for the economy, and will allow them to gain strength for operations next year, and the fighting will continue and we will need them," he says. "These adjustments are aimed at ensuring the planning and preparations for 2024. The IDF needs to plan ahead, out of the understanding that we will be needed for additional missions and continued fighting during the entire coming year," Hagri says. In Gaza, Hagari says members of Hamas’s elite Nukhba force were killed by troops and others surrendered in the Khan Younis area today. He says some of them participated in the October 7 massacres. Regarding claims by some ministers that ground troops are not being provided enough air support, Hagari says there has "never been such coordination in any campaign." "There isn’t one case where ground forces did not receive support from the air or extraction under fire," he adds. Posted by: trailing wife 2024-01-01 |
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