Israeli military says planning for a new phase of fighting • FRANCE 24 English

Israeli military says planning for a new phase of fighting • FRANCE 24 English

Well Israel has in fact stepped up its activity particularly in the center and south of Gaza with um numerous air strikes and tanks on the ground bombarding uh Hamas targets Hamas uh excuse me Khan Unice was said to have come under particular bombardment on Tuesday both in its eastern and Northern

Districts with the Israeli military targeting uh suspected Hamas strongholds now elsewhere uh the military has also reported that it has secured control of another Hamas stronghold in the north of Gaza what they refer to as an intelligence and control center located 20 M underground and extremely close to both hospitals schools and civilian

Buildings now the Israeli Navy has also continued to support the ground offensive while firing on Targets in gaza’s coastal zones this as raids continue with ground forces theyve reported to have found both weapon stockpiles production facilities and indeed long-range missile launchers now elsewhere we do know that the Israeli

Military is looking at a potential draw down of some of its forces in Gaza beginning to shift to what it’s referred to as a lower intensity form of combat at least in the north with several thousand troops uh due to leave uh over the weeks ahead now after 3 months this

Would mean that it’s a chance for some reservists at least to return to civilian life as the Israeli military focuses more on mopping up operations and targ getting much more closely Hamas strongholds rather than a general sense of War throughout the Gaza Strip now for

A matter for the military it is a matter of rotating those soldiers out the government has said that the war is due to last for months ahead and uh possibly all the way through 2024 so it’s really a matter for those soldiers uh to get the rest they need before they’re likely

To rotate back in at this point we know that uh at least two brigades containing uh 4,000 troops each uh they’ll be rotating out as early as this week and at the same time Luke Israel announcing as well that residents who live in seven Israeli communities not

Far from the Gaza border can return home soon what can you tell us about that well what we’ve heard at this point is the Israeli defense minister saying that recommendations from the military uh have indicated that uh it may be possible soon to send the those Israelis

Who evacuated from areas around the Gaza envelope particularly from 4 to 7 kilm away from the Gaza Strip who may be able to return home now I remind you that the Gaza envelope the area of territory immediately surrounding Gaza was evacuated very quickly following the October 7th attack it’s been largely

Empty since then except for a military presence uh with the danger of uh incursions at least in the early stages of the war and still continued rocket rocket attacks we’ve heard uh alarms and alerts go out as as Hamas launch Rock rockets in into those areas now there’s

An estimated 200,000 Israelis who were evacuated uh to hotels around the country the government has put a budget in place to pay for their stay and uh while some have been back to retrieve belongings they’ve done so under heavy escort a few brave people uh returning home uh however there has been some

Criticism from some quarters particularly from the mayor of stot now stot is uh very close to the ga the Gaza border just a couple of kilometers away from northern Gaza and uh he’s refusing to send uh people back until there is some specific plan in place by the

Government to assure uh civilian safety Luke SHO

Israel said on Tuesday its troops had killed dozens of militants in the north of the Gaza Strip in the past day, while its aircraft and tanks stepped up strikes in the south of the Palestinian enclave. FRANCE 24’s Luke Shrago is on the ground in Tel Aviv with all the latest developments.
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