The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the occupation army decided to reduce the number of its soldiers stationed in the settlements adjacent to the Lebanese border and reduce the number of army forces that will remain there, revealing that these settlements will be left to the so-called “readiness groups” composed of reserve elements discharged from service, ranging from Their ages range between 41 and 70 years.
According to the newspaper, the settlements will then become: “under the control of members of local alert groups who will be required to give an immediate response to infiltration incidents and security incidents inside the settlements, until the army reaches them.” The newspaper quoted members of the so-called “preparedness groups” as saying: “Since November, the army has been reducing the number of soldiers stationed in the settlements.”
She said: “On the other hand, sources in the army claim that it has been decided to remove the soldiers who are in apartments and facilities belonging to the settlements, and they will be transferred to other temporary places that will be established for them outside these settlements, and during the day they will remain inside them.”
The newspaper confirmed that leaders and members of the “preparedness groups” expressed great criticism of this step, which they only learned about in recent days, and according to them, the “Israeli Army” has already begun implementing it on the ground.
They added: “If the army was not here, no one would remain here… How am I supposed to believe that there will be someone who will respond and stop the Radwan forces in a timely manner?” A member of another alert group, from the western sector on the border with Lebanon, said: “The” groups Al-Hadidah cannot control the Gaza Strip. They can, at best, help the forces. Here we need hundreds of fighters who were here inside our settlements. The matter depends on the enemy’s decision and willingness. The army is no longer able, in my opinion, to stop Hezbollah’s attack.” .
Yedioth Ahronoth said: “Senior army officials have often stated, in recent weeks, that the threat of occupying the Galilee settlements is no longer on the daily agenda due to the large forces present in the Strip, since the October 7 attack, against the backdrop of the lack of The “Israeli Army” responded to defend the population in the south against thousands of Gazan “saboteurs” who breached the border; According to her descriptions of the situation.
A member of a “alert group” from one of the settlements adjacent to the border with Lebanon said: “The threat of the occupation still exists. We receive a report about it every day.”
The newspaper said: “The army’s decision to reduce the forces of fighters in the settlements adjacent to the border with Lebanon comes against the backdrop of Yedioth Ahronoth’s revelation, the day before yesterday, Monday, that in the preparedness groups in the kibbutzim and border fence settlements they asked the army to add manpower. This was done.” Ex-military residents, most of whom were discharged from reserve service, were recruited to defend their homes, and after four months of defense, they said they were exhausted by the burden of tasks and the great distance from their families, who were evacuated and distributed in hotels around the country.
The newspaper pointed out that the members of the so-called “preparedness groups” are composed of reserve personnel, between the ages of 41 and 70, and they now hope, against the backdrop of the reduction in forces, that the army does not intend to “build on them” as a force that is required to confront first in stopping infiltration attacks and occupation attempts. “.
The newspaper concluded by saying: “The occupation army stated in its response that there is no change in the size of the forces in the settlements, but rather in the manner of their preparedness in the defense area.. The defense factions in all the settlements in the northern region are recruiting and will remain an inseparable part of the effort to defend the settlements and the region.” As she put it.
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2024-01-31 11:05:24
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