Tonight (between Monday and Tuesday), "Operation Shield and Arrow" began, with the elimination of three senior members of the Islamic Jihad in Gaza. Since then, there has been a lot of tension and a widespread lack of knowledge throughout the country regarding the continuation of the army's operations against the terrorist organizations, and the possible response that will follow. Anat Davidov talked about this today (Tuesday) with Tal Lev Ram ('Maariv', 103FM) who updated on all the new details.
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"There is preparation and readiness – an attempt by the security establishment to take advantage of these hours. Obviously there will be shooting, the question is only a question of time – who, how and to what extent," he clarified first, explaining: "They (terrorist organizations) suffered a difficult blow, there are also Many dilemmas inside Gaza, who will respond and how will they respond, and it may be that the very fact that there are currently tensions and readiness to fire rockets, may also be taken into account. The question of the timing of the response could remain open even for a few more hours." And he noted: "There is no doubt at all about the response, the question is the question of timing, and how Hamas will see itself in this event."
When asked if Hamas would be part of the security event, he replied: "From my conversations with senior officials in the security establishment, their feeling is that Hamas is doing a lot to get out and is not running to be active. It has a lot to lose, but on the other hand it has to show that it is doing, acting, no Leaving the Islamic Jihad alone. There is also a discourse within Hamas, this is a complex story. Israel is doing a lot to focus the incident only on the Islamic Jihad, but unlike the rounds of escalation we have known in recent years, in which the Islamic Jihad was the sole address, Hamas had an excuse Staying on the fence – the story now is not the same story."
According to Lev Ram, "On the Israeli side, these times are being used for one-off mobilizations of reserves. We are already seeing a plan to evacuate the population in the Gaza Strip, which is a correct lesson learned from the previous times. There is no result here that will end all terrorism in Gaza. From Israel's point of view, if it were possible to close the The event now, there is no doubt at all that she would have done so, but it probably won't happen – we are preparing to continue."
The commentator further clarified: "We are in the waiting phase, but it is important that it not be with pressure and hysteria. We have to remember that we are already graduates of the escalation rounds, there will probably be another round, but we should not panic. We should listen to the instructions and act according to them. Nothing less and nothing more ".
Assisted in editing the article: David Zebuloni 103FM
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