Why did the “Al-Aqsa storm” operation start?
For Palestinians and Israelis, October is a reminder of the days of the Kippur War in 1973. The war between Egypt and Syria started with complete surprise on the day when the Jews were celebrating Eid and dealt a heavy blow to the Zionists.
This morning, in a precise and coordinated operation, while crossing the borders of Gaza and entering the occupied settlements around the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian resistance forces fired more than 5,000 rockets and missiles toward the occupied territories in less than half an hour.
The images of the Zionists fleeing in private clothes, the killing of border soldiers, the looting of cars, and even Israeli tanks at the border checkpoints all show the depth of the Zionists’ surprise.
In the previous wars and the tensions of recent years, in the days before that, there were many warnings and warnings from the Zionist authorities and media. Something that did not happen in recent days even at the lower level.
Today’s surprise attacks put the Netanyahu government in front of an intelligence and security failure; In such a way that in the past days and hours, there is no sign from the Israeli side of anticipating such an attack and, accordingly, there is no necessary preparation to deal with it. In the past, in such cases, the Israeli army usually gave the necessary warnings to the surrounding settlements of the Gaza Strip before the Palestinian attacks, but this time it did not happen, and even the Iron Dome did not act like it did before.
The reason for the resistance attack?
But the reason for the resistance action can be found in the unprecedented audio message of Mohammad Zaif. The commander of al-Qassam forces, the military wing of Hamas, said: “The women in retreat in Al-Aqsa Mosque attacked and violated the sanctity of this mosque, while we had warned them before. The occupying enemy reached Al-Aqsa Mosque and insulted the Ascension of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH). Hundreds of Palestinians were martyred and injured this year as a result of the crimes of the Zionist occupation. The enemy did not accept our proposal for a humane exchange of prisoners, and its crimes continue in the West Bank every day. We announce the beginning of the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation.
Therefore, the red line of Al-Aqsa Mosque (such as the battle of Saif al-Quds in Ramadan 2021) and Israel’s refusal to agree to the exchange of prisoners can be considered as the main reasons for the start of the resistance battle.