The commander of the IDF's 98th Division said he would work on evacuation plans "if and when" he is told to launch an invasion.

The commander of the IDF’s 98th Division said he would work on evacuation plans “if and when” he is told to launch an invasion.

A Hamas police vehicle was struck in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Wednesday evening in what Palestinian media reported as a targeted assassination by the IDF.

According to the reports, Hamas police’s special forces head, Majdi Abd al-Aal, was killed in the suspected attack.

  • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlEnglish
    263·
    9 months ago

    Israel has ‘no plans’ for minimizing Gazan casualties in Rafah

    Israel has no concrete plans to minimize civilian deaths in Rafah in the case the IDF decides to launch an offensive into the southern Gaza city, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing a top Israeli military commander.

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    Isn’t that Hamas police just above ground civilian patrol units? The picture is of a police car above ground. This does not look important

    • Krauerking@lemy.lolEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      I mean they killed basically the chief of police. A position of power that could take charge in case all other members of Hamas are removed. It’s not to say he was particularly important but it’s a great way to make it so that they have absolutely no leaders to look to in Palestine which can make it more easily get the civilians away from Hamas leadership or make them easier to squash. Both are true and it is what it is in war.