{"id":279342,"date":"2024-01-02T10:25:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T10:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=279342"},"modified":"2024-01-03T09:17:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T09:17:03","slug":"palestinians-return-to-north-gaza-after-israel-pulls-back-troops-over-high-cost-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=279342","title":{"rendered":"Palestinians return to north Gaza after Israel pulls back troops over \u2018high cost of war\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV \u2013 Jan 2, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Thousands of Palestinians have reportedly been returning to the north of the Gaza Strip after the withdrawal of some Israeli forces from the area.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After returning to northern Gaza, a woman told Al Jazeera TV that people were sitting and sleeping among the debris \u201cwhere the smell of blood and death is everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of massacres have been committed here. The resilience of the people here will always be stronger than the occupation army,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Another woman said she would \u201cnever abandon north Gaza\u201d despite a lack of food and clean water.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never leave my land and house and family despite the suffering,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military said earlier that it was withdrawing thousands of forces from the Gaza Strip, in the first significant troop pullback since the devastating war began nearly three months ago.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Monday, the regime\u2019s army said, \u201cThe move is expected to significantly alleviate economic burdens and enable troops to gather strength for upcoming activities in the next year, as the fighting will persist and their services will be needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The announcement came as fighting has tapered off in the\u00a0northern areas\u00a0of Gaza, though clashes continue to rage in the south.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Israeli military spokesman\u00a0Daniel Hagari said the regime\u2019s army was making adjustments to its deployment in Gaza, in anticipation of a long war ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goals of the war require lengthy fighting, and we are prepared accordingly,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, an unnamed Israeli official claimed that some of the five brigades withdrawn will prepare for a potential second front against\u00a0the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement.<\/p>\n

\u2018Gradual shift to lower intensity operations\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A US official said that Israel\u2019s drawdown of troops from Gaza signifies a potential beginning of operations with reduced intensity in the territory\u2019s north, stressing, however, that the conflict in that area persists.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis appears to be the start of the gradual shift to lower intensity operations in the north that we have been encouraging… I\u2019d caution though there is still fighting in the north and this does not reflect any changes in the south,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

A few days ago, the Israeli army\u2019s much-hyped Golani Brigade\u00a0was forced to withdraw from Gaza to \u201creorganize its ranks\u201d after suffering huge losses at the hands of resistance fighters.<\/p>\n

Israel waged the brutal war on Gaza\u00a0on October 7 after the Palestinian Hamas resistance group carried out a historic operation against the occupying entity in retaliation for its intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n

However, almost three months into the war, Tel Aviv has failed to achieve its declared objective of eliminating Hamas and finding Israeli captives in Gaza, despite killing at least 21,978 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 57,697 others.<\/p>\n

Israeli ministers call for Palestinians\u2019 expulsion from Gaza<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Speaking on Monday, Israel\u2019s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said that the regime \u201cwill permanently control the Gaza Strip to ensure security\u201d.<\/p>\n

He stressed that the objective would be achieved through the \u201cpermanent presence of Israeli forces\u201d along with \u201cestablishing Jewish settlements,\u201d adding that he would present the plan soon to the regime\u2019s war cabinet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who think that the solutions in the Gaza Strip will be similar to those tried in the past are mistaken,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Israel\u2019s extremist security minister\u00a0Itamar Ben-Gvir said the war presents an \u201copportunity to concentrate on encouraging the migration of the residents of Gaza,\u201d branding such a policy as \u201ca correct, just, moral and humane solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Veteran Arab lawmaker at the Israeli parliament Ahmad Tibi condemned Smotrich and Ben-Gvir, saying their rhetoric was \u201cinciting genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA day will come and these two senior ministers in the Israeli government will stand before an international tribunal for war crimes,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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