PNN – The increase in the casualties of the Zionist army, especially in the second phase of the Gaza war, and while a high percentage of those killed in this army are commanders and senior officers, raises questions about the military situation of the Zionists.
According to the International group of Pakistan News Network, the increase in the number of deaths of the Zionist army among its officers and senior commanders has attracted the attention of Hebrew circles and media in recent days, and most of the war reports of these media are related to the casualties of the Israeli army in the war and the concealment of the military and political officials of this regime.
The war in Gaza is not going well for Israel
“The war in Gaza is not going well”, this is the title of the report that the military personnel of the Zionist regime prepared for the Israeli army about the field conditions of the Gaza war, and the disclosure of the new statistics of the casualties of the Zionist army in the war proves its chaotic situation against the resistance fighters.
Information from the military sources of the Zionist regime shows that among the 445 soldiers of this regime who were killed in the Gaza war, 119 of them were senior officers, including 5 colonels, 8 lieutenant colonels, 43 majors, 41 captains, and 11 lieutenants. 60 of them were officers of the special and elite units of the Israeli army. Of course, the Hebrew media, including Haaretz, Yediot Aharonot, and Ma’ariv… reveal that the number of casualties of the Israeli army in the Gaza war is much higher than what the army declares, and there is a large discrepancy between the statistics provided by the army and the statistics of hospitals and other relevant centers.
The reporter of the 12 TV channel of the Zionist regime announced in a report that due to severe military censorship, we cannot talk about the high number of soldiers who were killed or injured in the war and are now hospitalized.
The conflict in the Al-Shaja’iyah area of ​​Gaza was one of the bloodiest conflicts for the Zionist army last week, in which nearly 10 senior officers of the army, including the commander of the Golani brigade, were killed. “Daniel Hagari”, the spokesman of the Zionist army, announced that the clashes continue in several areas, including Al-Shuja’iyah, Jabalia and Khan Yunis, and that the Israeli army forces have faced strong resistance from the Palestinian forces.
Why did the number of casualties of the Zionist army increase in the Gaza war?
But as to why the number of casualties of the Zionist regime’s army has increased significantly, especially in the second phase of the war after the temporary ceasefire, the Wall Street Journal quoted Zionist soldiers as saying that the increase in the number of casualties of the Israeli army in the Gaza war is due to the change tactics in war.
Military experts of the Zionist regime also say that the war in the Gaza Strip is not going well and the army forces should fight in a safer way.
Amos Hareil, the senior analyst of Haaretz newspaper, in his turn, stated in an analytical article that the war conditions on the ground and the close confrontation between Israeli soldiers and Hamas forces have greatly reduced the relative advantage of the Israeli army on the battlefield, which relied on advanced equipment. On the other hand, the tunnels built by Hamas in Gaza are much more complex and larger than what the Israeli intelligence agency had predicted. This situation is one of the factors that caused the increase in the casualties of the Israeli army in the war.
In an interview with Al-Jazeera network, Faiz Al-Daweiri, an expert in military and strategic affairs, stated that one of the reasons for the increase in the number of dead in the Zionist army is the increase in resistance operations against the Merkava tanks of this regime in all axes of the conflict. The tanks of the Israeli army are guided by the officers of this army and therefore the killing of 7 officers in one-day means that the Palestinian resistance forces have targeted 7 enemy tanks in a row.
The heavy consequences of the killing of officers and commanders for the Israeli army
“Hatem al-Falahi”, an expert in strategic and military affairs, also believes that one of the reasons for the increase in the casualties of the Zionist army in the Gaza war, and especially the frequent killing of officers of this regime, is that the Israeli army does not have the power to fight in residential areas. Also, Israeli officers do not have enough experience for urban warfare and have not received the necessary training in this field, and they are not familiar with the atmosphere of Gaza and the defense tactics of the resistance forces.
He added that, in addition to weakening morale, the plans that the Israeli army had prepared for the ground war also have very fundamental problems, and these issues increase its losses in the war. In this way, the more the Israeli army tries to penetrate deep into Gaza, the more the intensity of the conflicts and consequently the losses of the Israeli army will increase. Meanwhile, in addition to combat ability, combat tactics are also very important and decisive.
This expert on strategic issues said about the number of Israeli army casualties that this number is definitely much higher than what the Israeli army declares. After October 16, the morale of the Israeli soldiers was severely weakened and the psychological pressure on them is very high, which naturally affects their performance in the field. The fact that the Zionist army is forced to use its commanders on the battlefield means that the conditions of the Israeli army are very dire, and this issue, along with the death of these commanders, severely destroys the morale of the soldiers.
Hatem al-Falahi stated, this indicates the existence of a real problem in the command system of the Israeli army. Casualties among the regular forces of the army can be compensated, but the deaths of officers and commanders are not something that can be compensated and create a real defect in the command of the units. Also, it takes a lot of time to choose new commanders to replace the dead commanders, and to adapt them to the forces and war conditions.
In the end, he emphasized that these factors have a destructive effect on the morale of the soldiers of the Zionist Army. On the other hand, the units that witness high casualties must retreat immediately to organize themselves and will not be able to continue the war.