Israeli Military Faces Mounting Concerns Over hostage Safety & Slow Gaza Exodus
Gaza Strip – โข The Israeli military is increasingly worried about theโข safety of hostages held by Hamas, and โฃthe slow pace of civilian evacuation from Gaza City is hindering operational plans, according too โa report โฃin the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
The report โhighlights growing fears within Israeli intelligenceโ that hostages could be unintentionally killed during ongoing military operations.Officials acknowledge the impossibility of guaranteeing the prisoners’ safety amidst intensified โฃairstrikes, โrecalling a similarโ incident โinโข Rafah approximately a year ago.
Theโค slow โคexodus of Palestinian civilians โfrom Gaza is further complicating matters, delaying the implementation of the army’s strategic objectives and escalating theโข scope of its operations. Preliminary estimates suggest that โless than 10% of the approximately one million people previously in Gaza and โits surrounding areasโ have been displaced south.
Adding to the challenges, the Israeli military isโ also warning of critical limitations withinโฃ its regular units and is communicating thes concerns directly to the families of the โkidnapped individuals.
This confluence of factors – hostage vulnerability, civilian displacement, and strained military resources – paints a complex and increasingly precarious picture of the โongoing conflict.
Keywords: โ Israel,โ Gaza, Hamas, Hostages, Palestinian โคCivilians, Militaryโค Operations, Rafah, Gaza Strip, Evacuation, Haaretz