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Arabs Don’t Believe Tramp Will End War on Gaza

CrossFireArabia
November 6, 2024

Observers confirmed that incoming US president Donald Trump to occupy the White House will not change the view towards the Palestinian issue, as the Democrats and Republican are committed to an American political doctrine keen on the security, superiority and status of Israel.

Political analyst and lecturer at the Media Faculty at An-Najah National University Farid Abu Dhahir said “the Trump movement will not have a positive impact on the Palestinian reality, and will not see the end of the war unless it is within a plan and agreement made by Trump himself.”

As Donald Trump claimed victory in the US presidential election, residents of Arab countries have expressed fear of no end to Israel's brutal war on Gaza and Lebanon. as well as a wider shake-up of the Middle East: pic.twitter.com/pckVzBPWom
— The New Arab (@The_NewArab) November 6, 2024

Abu Dhahir told Quds Press the difference between Republicans and Democrats is not fundamental, especially with regard to internal matters… On the external level, they agree on preserving American interests in the world, but they differ in the way of managing this conflict.”

Abu Dhahir described Trump as “extremist and reckless… who does not care about anything, relying on the strength of the United States and its diplomatic, military and political power and influence on allies and those loyal to the US.”

Regarding the Democratic Party, he belives it “relies more on the method of evasion and the method of soft diplomacy to implement the plans of the United States of America.”

He believed these two parties completely agree on supporting the Israeli occupation in all circumstances and conditions.

War-mongering

“Even the Democratic Party, which uses soft diplomacy, has shown its true self in the conflict in Palestine, and never hesitated in sending tens and hundreds of thousands of tons of explosives, aircraft and other military equipment to the Israeli occupation.”

🚨🇵🇸 Khabib asks Trump to stop the genocide in Gaza last night at UFC 302:

Khabib: "I know you're gonna stop all this Palestine war."

Trump: "We're gonna stop it. I'm gonna stop it."

Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/JddFmg8cXS
— The Saviour (@stairwayto3dom) June 2, 2024

In turn, Palestinian writer and political analyst Khaled Maali said “Trump, being the next president of the United States will not depart from the present American policies that have not changed throughout the years and supported the Israeli occupation.”

Maali stressed that “the great reliance on the next president is an estimated shortcoming as he will continue on the path of his predecessor in supporting the occupation and its crimes.”

“Whoever believes that American interests, strategy and supreme interests can change with the change of the president is delusional and naive. It is true there is a margin, but it is so small it is not enough to change American interests.”

Maali says he is even more passimistic with the election of Trump and expects things to become worse, “as we have had some experience with him in his last term, and the woes and practices he brought on us, starting with moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem and/or proposing the Deal of the Century project.”

Donald Trump

I will end UKRAINE and GAZA war ,i don't want Americans money to waste on Wars

Do you Believe Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/wTYFimTLs7
— Palestinian (@drrpalestine) August 22, 2024

Americans went to the polls, Tuesday, to cast their votes in the 2024 US presidential elections and choose the 47th president of the United States and his deputy, as the initial results that unexpectedly brought back Trump to power with a whacking majority.

The Palestinian issue and the bloody war taking place Gaza were strongly present in the election campaign of all the candidates, who stressed they would work to change the reality if they came to power.

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Can Israel Holds on to Ayta Al Shaab?

CrossFireArabia
October 21, 2024

CROSSFIREARABIA – Finally, and after nearly three weeks of trying Israeli tanks, Monday, managed to enter Ayta Al Shaab, the little town, one kilometer away across the border into southern Lebanon.

Ever since 1 October, 2024, Israeli ground troops have been trying to enter from the south and south-east of the country but to no avail.

Now and with Ayta Al Shaab, the Israeli army are appearing to make the final push beyond the Lebanese-Israeli border; before that, Jewish soldiers have been trying to cross into southern Lebanon but with not much success.

They were moving just a few hundreds kilometers into Lebanese territory and then retreating due to the stiff resistance of the Hezbollah fighters. This area of Lebanon is regarded as tough Hezbollah territory where holding on to the homeland is a source of pride.

However, the latest Israeli incursion is a first and may just be the beginning of a long-drawn out bitter battle. But Hezbollah officials led by the Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem are saying that the party is ready and waiting for the Israeli tanks which means that the fighters are prepared and want such eventuality.

İsrail tankları Lübnan’ın en güneyinde yer alan Ayta Şaab kasabasına girdipic.twitter.com/xqMpiyEJQf
— Havadis (@havadisgazete) October 21, 2024

These Israeli soldiers in tanks managed to enter this small town by the extensive bombing of the place from the air over the past few weeks leading to it mass destruction and the scurrying of its people further up north for safety. So, basically the town now lies empty of civilians.

But this doesn’t mean the fighters have gone. They lie in waiting. Indeed, already there is talk of fierce fighting and clashes between Hezbollah fighters and the invading Israeli forces.

Observers are saying that entering Ayta Al Shaab or any other place in southern Lebanon such as Maroun Al Ras, Wadi Rmiesh, Dabel, Bint Jbeil, Ramia and Al Quzah, is one thing, but can the Israeli army maintain its presence in these areas.

Its one thing to invade but it’s another to enforce control and continue to move forward to other villages and towns of southern Lebanon.

This is doubly doubtful because of the spread of the Hezbollah fighters who are proving a formidable force fighting the Israelis inside Lebanon despite their air superiority and launching rockets and missiles across the border into northern Israel and creating much havoc, destruction and fires.

Here national consciousness and resistance against enemy forces are at the ready.

not gonna waste my time with an ignorant who prob learned about the war recently, but enjoy the reading. Do your homework kid
Look up the bint jbeil battle, ayta al shaab battle, just any battle of the war. Israel captured 0 townshttps://t.co/YvE7kbEIHF https://t.co/wuitvqkjRk pic.twitter.com/QsjBw1kRgy
— Shawarma (@shawarma514) June 6, 2024

The major challenge however, is the entry of the Israeli troops, who have up until now been kept at bay.

However, Ayta Al Shaab is a tough nut to break, having already proved itself in an earlier battle with Israel where the town stayed steadfast and fought for 33 days till Israeli soldiers were forced to depart from Lebanon.

That was in 2006 when Israel invaded the country in a major war that lasted for 34 days.

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Al Duwairi: Jabalia Battalion Surpassed Itself

CrossFireArabia
October 21, 2024

Military expert Maj-Gen Fayez Al-Duwairi said that the killing of the commander of the Israeli army’s 401st Brigade in north Gaza indicates the nature of the resistance, praising the capabilities of the Jabalia camp battalion of Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing.

Al-Duwairi explained in his analysis of the military scene in Gaza, the commander’s killing was expected as soon as he reached the outskirts of Jabalia, considering the value of the event lies in his military rank targeted by the resistance.

The Israeli occupation army announced the killing of the commander of the 401st Brigade, Colonel Ihsan Daqsa, and the serious injury of another officer in battles in Jabalia. The 401st Brigade is part of the 162nd Division, which is an armored brigade.

الخبير العسكري والاستراتيجي فايز الدويري تعليقًا على مقتل قائد لواء إسرائيلي: أتحدى القوات الخاصة في أفضل نخب العالم أن تقاتل بمستوى مقاتلي مخيم جباليا، فقد تفوقوا على الجيوش العربية رغم تخلي العالم عنهم#حرب_غزة #الأخبار pic.twitter.com/yQUaI7grGw
— قناة الجزيرة (@AJArabic) October 20, 2024

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that Colonel Daqsa was killed and another officer was seriously injured in a battle inside the Jabalia camp, after boarding a tank that had an explosive device inside it.

Journalist Mohammed Khairi quoted Israeli sources confirming that Daqsa was killed after he got off his tank with other officers and walked 20 meters, where an explosive device that had been planted in the area exploded.

On Sunday, the Qassam Brigades broadcast scenes of its fighters targeting Israeli military vehicles with explosive devices and anti-tank shells, in addition to fierce clashes with Israeli special forces from short distances.

Al-Duwairi believes that no ordinary person can wage such a defensive battle as that being done by resistance fighters in Jabalia because of its “complications, extermination and displacement.” He stressed the resistance has “exceeded” itself.

Under these circumstances, the military expert says that even “the American special forces cannot fight at the level of the Jabalia camp battalion of the Qassam Brigades.”

Al-Duwairi explained the resistance is “decentralized” to increase its maneuverability, adding this is unlike previous ground battles whilst analyzing the Jabalia Battalion divided itself into cluster cells, each of 3 to 5 fighters, where its commander chooses the targets based on field data.

He explained the brigade commander came to the area with a group of officers after the military operations in Jabalia faltered despite 17 days after their launch.

He expected the deputy commander of the slain brigade to be chosen to lead the 401st Brigade “if he is not injured”, as a search is underway for another commander, indicating that the deputy commander of the brigade is usually aware of 85% of the field reality according to Al Jazeera.

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Expert: Jabalia – Matter of Life and Death For The Resistance

CrossFireArabia
October 20, 2024

Military expert Brig-Gen Elias Hanna said that the resistance is obligated to “continue fighting in north Gaza Strip from zero distance and avoid a decisive battle,” describing what is happening as “a matter of life or death” for the Palestinian resistance factions.

Hanna spoke to Al Jazeera on the sidelines of the escalation of fighting between the resistance factions and the Israeli occupation army in the Jabalia camp.

Hanna believes that the fighting in the northern Gaza Strip has become a matter of life or death, expressing his conviction that the goal is “not to lose the area and to enter into a battle of attrition with the occupation.”

He said that the resistance is benefiting from the occupation’s unexploded remnants, as it reuses them within the system of detonating explosive devices, anti-tank shells and sniper operations.

From his point of view, the occupation’s use of the another military division, in addition to the Givati Infantry Brigade, reflects “the size, importance and difficulty of the target in Jabalia,” which he said is a major center of gravity for the resistance, the environment that supports it and the safe haven for fighters.

The Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, broadcast, Sunday, scenes of its fighters targeting Israeli military vehicles with explosive devices and anti-tank shells, and fierce clashes with Israeli special forces at short distances.

The military expert believes that the occupation’s entry into Jabalia represents “a new form but with an old content,” referring to the possibility of opening the door to settlement in the area if the residents of north Gaza Strip are displaced and completely destroyed.

He said he is convinced the Israeli army is racing with time to execute its plan in Jabalia with the countdown of the US presidential elections.

The occupation army destroyed many landmarks and buildings in the Jabalia camp, by booby-trapping and blowing up some tall buildings, and destroying others with air strikes.

The Israeli army imposed its siege on Jabalia, and tried to prevent residents from fleeing to the neighboring Gaza City, and ordered them to flee only to the southern Gaza Strip, while the Ministry of Interior in Gaza warned its citizens against responding to the occupation army’s calls to “evacuate their homes.”

Developments in Lebanon

On the northern front, Hanna said that the most important movements of the Israeli army on the Lebanese border are represented by the 210th Division towards the Shebaa Farms in an attempt to separate the Bekaa from the south of the Litani River.

The 210th Israeli military division recently joined four other divisions participating in the ground incursion operations in southern Lebanon, namely the 98th, 91st, 36th and 146th.

Hanna, a retired brigadier-general from the Lebanese army, explained that the Israeli army wants to surround Aita al-Shaab to isolate it, expressing his surprise about the calm of the Maroun al-Ras, Aitaroun and Yaroun axis despite its importance.

The military expert concluded that Israel wants to control the high points inside Lebanese territory, which overlook the Israeli interior and directly strike its settlements.

He added that Israel “wants to occupy these areas, destroy them and displace their residents without drowning in a war of attrition”, with the aim of “imposing a new reality on Hezbollah.”

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Analysis – Israeli Army Can Only Move at Night

CrossFireArabia
October 20, 2024

Military and strategic expert, Maj-Gen Fayez Al-Duwairi said the Israeli occupation army is not able to advance in northern Gaza Strip except at night, indicating this is creating new challenges for the Palestinian resistance.

Differences this time

Al-Duwairi explained the differences between the current Israeli military operation here, and its previous operations, highlighting the new tactics followed by the occupation army and the challenges posed to Palestinian resistance groups.

He pointed out while there are ongoing battles and heavy Israeli losses including the destruction of vehicles and the killing of their soldiers, he believes the occupation’s success in isolating the Jabalia camp from all four sides has created a different reality this time around.

Moving at night

But he stressed most of the occupation’s main advances take place at night, attributing this fact to the resistance’s lack of night vision weapons with infrared rays. He pointed out this allows the occupation forces to set up barricades and achieve additional progress, even at limited distances ranging between 50 and 70 meters.

The military expert added this situation has created a new problem for the resistance it has not been exposed to before, despite its success in inflicting heavy losses on the occupation forces.

He drew attention to the seriousness of the humanitarian situation, noting there are about 150,000 Palestinians trapped in an area of no more than two square kilometers, with Israeli tanks standing at the doors of shelters.

Human shields

Al-Duwairi believes it is as if the Israeli army is using civilians as human shields, making it difficult for resistance fighters to carry out their duties without risking harm to these civilians, considering this situation as one of the biggest challenges facing fighters, which they did not face in previous military incursions.

Commenting on the video shown by the Israeli army of the leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Yahya Sinwar – which he said shows him with his family in a tunnel on the night of 7 October, 2023 – Al-Duwairi pointed out this video represents a “glorification of Sinwar and not condemnation of him.”

Not a 5-star hotel!

He explained the video shows the Hamas leader and the main planner of Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa living a difficult life inside the tunnels, not in a 5-star hotel, adding that he is the head of a family and is being directly targeted, and it is natural for him to seek to put his children in safety.

Al-Duwairi added the fact that Sinwar and his children lived for a year in the tunnels represents a sacrifice that must be appreciated, and he believed that the occupation’s attempt to use this video to condemn Sinwar may backfire, as he can be seen as a resistance leader who sacrifices his personal life for his cause.

Al-Duwairi believes that this video refutes the accusations directed at Sinwar and other Hamas leaders that they live a life of luxury, and that what appeared is that these leaders are not looking for a life of luxury, but seek to liberate the land, protect its honor, and are ready to die for the sake of God according to Al Jazeera.