“The Israelis are progressing step by step” in their offensive, says Christophe Gomart, former director of French military intelligence.

“The Israelis are progressing step by step”, in their offensive in the Gaza Strip, analyzes in the evening Monday November 6 on franceinfo General Christophe Gomart, former director of French military intelligence and former commander of special operations. The army of the Jewish state advances “rather cautiously, while Hamas expected a fairly lightning offensive”he adds.

During the night from Sunday to Monday, the Israeli army announced that the Gaza Strip was now “cut in two”, between north and south. She “believed that the northern part was the most occupied by Hamas fighters, and in particular the city of Gaza City”, explains General Christophe Gomart. He then outlines Israel’s strategy: “suffocate Gaza City”to force Hamas out of its tunnels.

This is also the “great difficulty remaining” to the army, according to the former director of French military intelligence, “the basements”, used by Hamas to move around. The fights “there are very complicated” And “give the advantage to the defenders”.

The goal of the Israelis is therefore “to destroy these tunnels”so that they do not “communicate more” between the south and the north, according to General Gomard, in order to “locate the entrances and exits to block them”.