A quick post to share another of my articles, this one just published, on the Israel-Hamas war and the way forward now that Israel has isolated northern Gaza.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) last Friday completed this important component of its operation in Gaza.
An armoured thrust across the middle of Gaza reached the sea. This has the effect of isolating northern Gaza from the rest of the territory. But it also heralds a new phase in the ongoing Israeli military action, Operation Swords of Iron.
The IDF now occupies a large section of middle Gaza and appears set to stay for some time. Open-source intelligence indicates that Israel has rapidly constructed a string of strong points across the trunk of Gaza. These strong points, constructed by the armoured bulldozers, will form a cordon that has several purposes in the next phase of Israel's Gaza operation.
You can read the rest of my article (for free), published this morning by ABC Australia, here.
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For a map of the IDF operation in Gaza, see the map by War Mapper below.