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Al Jazeera broadcast new exclusive scenes of ground battles between the Al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) - and the Israeli occupation army, in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza City.
The Israeli army also announced the killing of a second officer, with the rank of major, from the elite “Shaldag” unit, bringing the death toll to two officers and two soldiers, and 10 wounded in the battles taking place during the past 24 hours.
In this context, the military and strategic expert, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi, while commenting on the new Al-Qassam video, said that the Tal Al-Hawa area was where the occupation was present in the first weeks of the broad ground attack before the temporary truce, stressing that the occupation failed to control it, but rather succeeded in entering and establishing itself in it. Before being forced to retreat.
He added that the video gives a clear and accurate indication that the Al-Qassam Brigades has reorganized its force in the northern sector, noting that this area is supposed to be safe for the occupation army after its officials claimed to have destroyed the organizational structure of Hamas fighters and killed thousands of them, but “but reality says the opposite.”
He pointed out that the occupation entered western Gaza 48 hours ago - according to the third phase of the war - through the Sheikh Ajlin and Tal Al-Hawa neighborhoods, suggesting that the Qassam footage was taken yesterday, Tuesday, or today, Wednesday.
Regarding the losses in the Shaldag unit, Al-Duwairi confirms that the occupation had deployed a large armored force at the beginning of the ground campaign, which was not specialized in fighting cities, before strengthening the infantry forces at the expense of the armored forces in an attempt to change the shape and course of the battle.
He stated that the occupation maintained 3 combat brigades and a battalion north of Gaza, noting that the region cannot accommodate more than one brigade - according to the military perspective - so it withdrew a reserve brigade and kept two brigades.
In a related context, the strategic expert criticized the occupation army's videos, saying that they are being filmed in an area where operations have ended and cover one side of the battle, and do not present the truth, believing that they are being presented to the extreme right wing, represented by the Ministers of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and the powerful Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
He pointed out that the occupation videos are different from those broadcast by Al-Qassam or the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, stressing that they spread a spirit of hope and provide a miniature picture of the reality of the battles taking place.
Source: Al Jazeera