According to the New York Times and other sources on the 1st (local time), the Israeli military will move thousands of soldiers from the Gaza Strip in the coming weeks.
He announced that he would withdraw his power. Since war broke out in October last year after a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, this is the first time the Israeli military has withdrawn such a large number of troops from the front.
It's my first time. "This is to relieve the economic burden and to stockpile forces for operations that will be carried out over the next year," Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
Experts say the withdrawal signals a shift in Israeli tactics from indiscriminate "high-intensity" operations to "low-intensity" operations.
I explained that I was doing it. The United States and other countries have been persuading Israel that it should lower its attacks to reduce civilian casualties. Mark Schwartz, former commander of the U.S. Army Special Warfare Command, said,
"The acquisition is in line with what the United States has requested, and is a clear signal that the war situation has entered a new phase." Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Mick Malloy, also said, ``The withdrawal of troops is nearing the end of the war.''
"This does not mean that the intensity of the earthquake will decrease in the near future, but it may indicate that the intensity will decrease in the near future." Secretary of State Blinken is scheduled to visit Israel again this weekend, this time with low-intensity
They are expected to discuss changes in strategy and postwar plans. As Spokesman Hagari mentioned, the economic burden may also be a factor in Israel's decision to reduce its military forces. Battle this year too
This is because sustainably maintaining a large-scale military force of hundreds of thousands of people would be a heavy economic burden in a situation that is expected to continue. Israel's Ministry of Finance reported that its gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter was lower than the previous quarter.
It is estimated that the year-on-year decline was 19%. However, heavy fighting continues in the southern Gaza Strip. Commander Finkelman of the Israeli Army's Southern Command said, ``The fighting in the Gaza Strip is
It will persist in different ways, with different intensities, and in different forms."
2024/01/04 09:32 KST
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