Americans convince Israel not to launch a full-scale operation

CNN: American advisers convince Israel not to launch a full-scale operation

Military advisers from the United States are urging Israel not to launch a full-scale ground operation in the Gaza Strip and not to repeat the experience of heavy urban fighting during the Iraq campaign, suggesting instead that it should limit itself to precise air strikes and raids. writes CNN.

Earlier, the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, Herzi Halevi, said that tactical and strategic factors were delaying the ground operation in the enclave, but this gave the military time to prepare.

U.S. military officials are trying to steer Israel away from the type of brutal urban combat that the United States waged against insurgents during the Iraq campaign, so that Israeli troops are not bogged down in a bloody battle for every single house, the publication’s journalists shared the details, citing sources.

According to the channel, advisers are calling for lessons to be learned from “one of the bloodiest” battles of the Iraq campaign in Fallujah, which took place in 2004. They call for a combination of precision-guided strikes and targeted special operations operations instead of a full-scale ground operation.

American advisers also rely on the experience of taking the Iraqi city of Mosul, which was controlled by the Islamic State (a terrorist group banned in Russia). The capture of a populated area was primarily possible thanks to special forces operations. In Mosul, IS militants (a terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation), as well as fighters of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) in Gaza, had a network of underground tunnels at their disposal, observers note.

To assist the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in planning the operation, the administration of US President Joe Biden sent Marine Corps General James Glynn, who commanded US forces during the battle for Fallujah in 2004, the publication emphasizes.