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Israel troop pullback signals 'gradual shift' to lower intensity operations: US official
2024-01-02
[GEO.TV] Israel's decision to withdraw some troops from 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 oppression and disproportionate response...
appears to be the start of a gradual shift to lower-intensity operations in the north of the Paleostinian enclave, although there was still fighting going on there, a US official said on Monday.

Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza City districts on Monday, residents said, as it announced plans to shift tactics and cut back on troop numbers. Still, fighting raged elsewhere in the Paleostinian enclave along with intense bombardment.

"This appears to be the start of the gradual shift to lower intensity operations in the north that we have been encouraging, which reflects the success the IDF has had in dismantling Hamas
...a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
’ military capabilities there. I’d caution though there is still fighting in the north and this does not reflect any changes in the south," the official told Rooters.
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Posted by:Fred

#1  Just guessing, I doubt any of the US officials in this admin know a damn thing about strategy.
Posted by: Chris   2024-01-02 09:40  

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