The Israeli army’s main infantry brigade withdrew… “Preparing to attack Rafa”

Delivery time2024-04-25 22:54

(Cairo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = The Israeli military announced on the 25th (local time) that it had withdrawn its main infantry brigade that had remained in the Gaza Strip in preparation for an attack on Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, which is considered the last bastion of Hamas.

The Israeli military said in a statement, “The Nahal Infantry Brigade has been withdrawn from the Gaza Strip in preparation for future operations in Rafah and other areas.”

He then explained that the newly deployed 679th Armored Brigade and 2nd Infantry Brigade will be responsible for protecting the ‘Netzarim Corridor’, which this infantry brigade has been responsible for so far.

The Netjarim Passage is a through road that the Israeli military cut from the separation barrier in the east of the Gaza Strip near Beeri in the south to the Mediterranean coast in the west to divide the Gaza Strip into north and south.

The Israeli army withdrew most of the troops it had previously deployed to the Gaza Strip on the 7th, but left behind the Nahal Infantry Brigade to guard this passage.

Since its establishment in 1982, the Nahal Infantry Brigade has played a key role in major wars and large-scale operations, including the two Lebanon Wars and the 1st and 2nd Intifada (Palestinian uprising against Israel).

As the main infantry brigade withdraws for reorganization, speculation that an Israeli military entry operation into Rafah is imminent is gaining even more weight.

It has been reported through media reports that Israel recently built a large tent camp near Rafah for the purpose of evacuating refugees, and that the Israeli military leadership also visited Egypt to discuss the issue of the Rafah attack.

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