CROSSFIREARABIA – Military and strategic expert Nidal Abu Zeid said that the Israeli occupation army is trying to put military pressure on the resistance to force it to make concessions and accept a prisoner exchange deal, according to Jo24 website.
He added that the increase in the intensity of military operations in all combat axes, including air sorties, indicate that the Israelis want to put pressure on the resistance before sending their negotiating team to Rome to complete their previous rounds and which are expected to have stronger chance of success this time.
Abu Zeid added the Palestinian resistance factions are aware of the occupation’s motives and plans and are moving in field areas and tactics to increase the level of the occupation’s losses, which reached 13 injured soldiers in the past 24 hours.
He pointed out the resistance is showing that it is still capable of setting up ambushes as happened in the Bina camp and in Shaboura whilst launching rocket barrages outside the Gaza periphery into Israeli settlements.
What is also striking also Abu Zaid pointed out is the targeting of an aircraft with a SAM/7 missile, in addition to the remarkable success on the media level exposing the occupation’s narrative and misleading and untruthful broadcasts.
The military expert pointed out that there lies deep differences between the Israeli political and military, and contradiction, disagreement and the exchange of accusations between them and which has clearly emerged recently.
Abu Zeid confirmed that the politicians on top of which is Benjamin Netanyahu who seek to continue the military onslaught on Gaza until its declared goals are achieved, while the military are asking for battles to be ended through diplomatic means.
Abu Zeid revealed of indications that the current Israeli government will seek to dismiss Defense Minister Yoav Galant and replace him with Gideon Sa’ar in the Knesset recess that will begin, Sunday. And this appears to be a preemptive step to confront Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich after accepting the negotiations.