How Will the IDF Handle Urban Combat?
Although the details are still difficult to predict, it seems very likely that Israel will mount a land invasion of the Gaza Strip in the near future. If and when that happens, the campaign will feature several elements common to any large-scale, high-intensity urban battle. In the Iraqi cities of Fallujah, Mosul, and Ramadi; the Philippine city of Marawi; the Ukrainian cities of Bakhmut and Mariupol; and many other places, military forces in this century have wrestled with the persistent complications of fighting in urban spaces.
A potential ground assault into Gaza would be no different. It would entail horrendously difficult tactical conditions, including room-to-room combat and tunnel warfare that would lead to massive casualties.… Seguir leyendo »