Israel and Palestinian armed groups Analyzing the strategy and price that both sides have paid in nearly two decades of conflict…
After the Israeli government under the leadership of “Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin” and “Mr. Yasser Arafat” Leaders of the Palestine Liberation Group (PLO) signed the “Oslo Accords” (OSLO ACCORDS) in 1993 This was before the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the territories they had occupied in their wars with the Arab world. which is called “Gaza Strip” which is an area of 360 square kilometers on the southwest side bordering Egypt The northern and eastern parts border with Israel. and to the west by the Mediterranean Sea since 1967, paving the way for the granting of (limited) autonomy to the Palestinians in 2005. (but the Israeli army Still playing a role in controlling entry and exit The Gaza Strip area is next.
Historical pictures of handshakes between “Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin” of Israel and “Mr. Yasser Arafat”, leader of the Palestine Liberation Group (PLO), to sign the “Oslo Accords” (OSLO ACCORDS) in 1993.
But…from then on “Peace that people all over the world dream of” It is still challenged by frequent clashes between the two sides. And not just “Wounding each other” At times both Israel and Palestine, especially the armed group Hamas, They have even used weapons of war to persecute each other, causing many casualties in the past nearly two decades.
Question : And then there are both Israelis and Palestinians. How many lives have to be sacrificed to this conflict?
answer : From the official report of the United Nations or UN, it states that The total includes both Israeli and Palestinian deaths. in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and the Israeli Territory from the conflict that occurred From 1 Jan. 2008 until 31 Aug. 2023
Gaza area
There are a total of 6,715 corpses separated into Israelis 308 corpsesPalestine 6,407 corpses The total number of injured people is 158,867 cases separated into Israelis 6,307 casesPalestine 152,560 people
The details are broken down by year as follows:
for “weapon” that makes the Palestinians “Most died” is “Air bombing” which has cost the lives of as many Palestinians as possible. 3,209 corpsesusing real bullets 470 corpses, missile attack 215 corpsesuse of tear gas 10 corpsesrubber bullet 1 corpseother 1,460 corpses The deceased were separated into men. 3,557 corpseswoman 586 corpsesboy 942 corpsesgirl 264 corpses
side “Number of deaths” of Israel subdivided into men 247 corpseswoman 36 corpsesboy 19 corpsesgirl 6 corpses Among them were Israeli soldiers. 131 Mr. and civilians 177 corpses
while “Number of injured people” that “Palestinian side” subdivided into men 83,723 caseswoman 8,953 casesboy 29,618 casescannot be specified. 27,590 people As for the side “Israel” subdivided into Israeli soldiers 1,572 persons and civilians 4,735 cases
Differences between the Israeli army and Palestinian armed groups:
Israeli Army :
Reference from the website Global Firepower The number of regular Israeli military personnel is approximately 170,000, the reserve force is approximately 465,000 (643,000 in total), and there are approximately 8,000 paramilitary personnel.
As for armament, there are 1,650 tanks, 7,500 armored vehicles, and 650 cannons, while the air force has Currently the Israeli Air Force There are more than 600 fighter jets in service, including state-of-the-art fighters such as the F-35, F-15 and F-16.
But what’s even more frightening is “Advanced military technology” Because of the present Israeli Army Can expand attack capabilities with both air attack drones and remote-controlled ground vehicles
Meanwhile “Israel” There is also an important support force like “US Army” There are more than 30,000 personnel stationed in the Middle East region, including the 5th Fleet, providing support in the event of a failure to the opposing side!
Hamas armed group:
From the assessment of the Arab world media “Hamas group” It is the strongest anti-Israeli Palestinian armed group. There are approximately 10 armed forces under its jurisdiction. 40,000 people The strongest group is Izz ad-Din al-Qassam group or IQB which is expected to have as many warriors as 10,000 people
Report side of The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) It is stated that the main weapons that the IQB group often uses to attack targets are rocket launchers or RPGs, both short and long range, as well as mortars. According to Israeli estimates, it is expected that Hamas will probably have this type of weapon. This is hidden in the Gaza Strip, approximately. 14,000-30,000 pieces
For this reason, even “Israel” There will be a highly effective air defense system. and one of the most advanced systems in the world Known as the “Iron Dome,” it can intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells from 4-70 kilometers away in the air. But if attacked as well “A large amount of rockets at the same time.” This state-of-the-art air defense system They may work too hard. It may allow some rockets to fall into Israeli territory as well.
In addition, another tactic used by Hamas Often used to attack Israel: “Explosive weather balloon” It is launched from the Gaza Strip and takes the winds of the Mediterranean Sea to blow into the territory of Israel. When the balloon fell from the air, it exploded and burned many Israeli crops and property. In 2018, the tactic was reported to have burned 10,400 acres of crops on Israeli territory.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad group:
From the assessment of the Arab world media “Palestinian Islamic Jihad” or PIJ which is supported by Iran There are approximately 10 armed forces under its jurisdiction. 9,000 people Initially, there were reports that the PIJ group and the IQB group had cooperated in several operations against Israel. The weapons and tactics used for most of the operations are similar, relying primarily on RPGs and mortars.
Analysis of Israeli military operations. Over the Gaza Strip:
Interesting analysis from the research office RAND Corporation The non-partisan government advisory organization said the overall size of the Israeli military and Palestinian armed groups must be acknowledged as being significant. “Very different” But the tactics that the Israeli army chose to use “retaliate” Throughout nearly two decades back on track “Deterrence” Its primary focus is on disrupting attacks on or leaders of Palestinian armed groups. rather than aiming for absolute victory or overthrow. “Hamas Group”
Because Israel doesn’t want it to happen. “Power Vacuum” in governing the territory of the Gaza Strip which may lead to “instead of” of “New Resistance Group” who may have more ideas about using violence to retaliate against Israel “Hamas Group”
As can be seen from Major military operations by the Israeli army over the Gaza Strip, such as Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012 This was in response to the 1,456 rockets fired at Tel Aviv. The capital of Israel belonging to the Hamas group.
In such operations The Israeli air force has launched airstrikes on more than 1,500 targets in the Gaza Strip believed to be hideouts and arsenals of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, along with deploying more troops. 57,000 people to prepare to invade the Gaza Strip However, in the end The ground operation did not take place because the Egyptian government brokered a successful ceasefire.
and again inYear 2014 from Israeli military operations which is called Operation Protective Edge which still focuses mainly on air strikes Only this time The Israeli army has deployed ground forces just a few kilometers into the Gaza Strip. To find and destroy tunnels dug through Hamas’ wall separating Israel and Gaza.
and when the tunnel was successfully destroyed Ceasefire negotiations began. Before the military operations of both sides gradually finally calmed down
Before…it flared up again from the latest conflict. and lead to a major Israeli military operation in 2023!
Thairath Online special news team reports
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2023-10-10 23:15:00
