Russian report on the first 48 hours of the war: “Hamas expanded the Control Zone inside Israel – Its attack axes & targets”

Shocking data was released by Russian analysts emphasizing that Hamas, until last night, managed to expand the Control Zone in an attempt to reach Hebron.

The maps presented by the Russians are relentless as they show the Israeli Army floundering for a second day.,

The Russians are congratulating whoever planned the Hamas operation as ” military intelligence”!

Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the Russian think tank Rybar pointed out:

“Hamas fighters managed to block several settlements in half a day, enter Zderot, where they occupied the building of the police station and, in principle, fulfill the task of occupying huge pieces of territory as soon as possible”

The Russians conclude by saying that Hamas captured more territory in one day during its attack than the Ukrainian Army did in 4 months of counterattack, considering that in both cases the attacks were against a strong and prepared Army!

See Rybar’s analysis here

The movements of the Hamas forces

“Despite the apparent ‘ease’ with which Palestinian groups wreak havoc on Israeli lands, they deserve credit: what is happening is part of the plan of a full military operation, involving many operational-tactical groups. And each one has its own mission,” Russian analysts say.

The outline of the offensive operation north of the Gaza Strip became clear only at the end of the second day.

On October 7, the Palestinians, having captured the Erez checkpoint, advanced to the nearby town of Sderot. The main objective was to occupy government buildings and law enforcement agencies.

There is footage of the destruction of the police station. The Palestinians managed to capture the building and the arsenal full of weapons.

Then the main part of the group moved north towards Ashkelon with the captured equipment, without encountering much resistance or obstacles.

Then, both at Ashkelon itself and further south at Zikim, an amphibious landing was carried out by boat. At the same time, airborne forces landed with paragliders in Ashkelon.

To reduce the Israelis’ capabilities, disrupt their control, communications and sow panic , they bombed the Rutenberg power plant that supplies the area.

As a result of the fighting on October 7, a bridgehead was established south of Ashkelon. In Sderot, they accomplished their goal by taking large quantities of weapons.

See in the video the movements of the Hamas forces and their strategy

The objectives of the second day

The second day’s targets were the prison in Ashkelon and the military bases in Zikim and Karmiya.

Throughout October 8, the fighting continued: the landing force in Ashkelon, apparently, disappeared into the streets of the city and was partially destroyed.

Having pinned down the garrisons of Zikim and Karmiya in battle, the Palestinians reached the eastern suburbs of Ashkelon and began to suppress the firing points and strongholds of the Israelis. At the same time, they tried to break into the city jails to free their comrades.

In the middle of the day, Hamas talked about rotating the attack teams. New units launched an attack from the Erez checkpoint towards neighboring settlements. Throughout the day, fighting was reported in the communities of Netiv HaAsara and Yad Mordechai, which had been bypassed in the previous days.

Towards the evening of October 8, the Palestinian units moved in a south-eastern direction: fighting began in Meflihim, a landing was carried out in Zurua, where clashes also began.

Later, there were reports of fighting near Ashkelon in the area of ​​Highway 232.

Apparently, a small group of Palestinians, who at first glance appear to be moving chaotically, went on another deep raid.

The situation is exacerbated by the Palestinians’ use of Israeli uniforms, weapons and vehicles. Both Palestinian and Israeli media report chaos and an increase in involuntary killings by the Israeli military.

Refugees refuse to stop at checkpoints, thinking they are being stopped by Hamas, and the IDF believes they are Palestinian fighters disobeying orders and shooting potential “terrorists.

Battles in the West Bank – Their Significance!

Throughout the day, representatives of Palestinian groups, local LOM and religious leaders called at six in the afternoon the population to take to the streets and organize marches, demonstrations and pogroms.

For quite obvious reasons, the Palestinians in the West Bank do not have the same capacity for resistance and armed struggle as the militants in the Gaza Strip.

However, some managed to get their hands on weapons, possibly disarming Israeli police or patrols.

In the settlements of Vered Yericho, Abu Diz and Beit Ija, there are full-on street battles between law enforcement forces and scattered groups of Palestinians.

In Tuku, Shuwaiqa and Al-Azaria, only protests (very violent) are observed. There are also clashes at the Al-Jalama checkpoint, as well as the southern and eastern entrances to Nablus, and large groups of Arab youth are arriving in Kiryat Arba.

By the end of the day, at the Al-Jalama checkpoint, the clashes turned into full-scale fighting – with the Israeli side going as far as using artillery.

There were demonstrations in Balat and Shuafat camps and fighting in Asawiya village. Locals report gunfire in the Ofer prison area in Ramallah.

Despite the rapid escalation, there is no one to fight fully in the West Bank. Therefore, the emphasis will be on the mass of the world: the protesting Palestinians will try to overwhelm the security forces with their bodies and disarm the Israeli patrols.

And perhaps such tactics are not without meaning: while some of the Israeli security forces are busy restoring order in the West Bank, the militants will continue their assault on the Gaza Strip.

last update

Hamas confidently controls the section of the highway from the Gaza Strip through Netiv Ha’Asara – Mav’akim – Bat Hadar – the eastern suburbs of Ashkelon. The fate of the IDF military base west of Zikim is unknown.

In Ofakim, there is no Palestinian control in the city. Palestinian sources claim that the main forces have reached Highway 232. Neither side has firm control of the section from Kifushima to Ofakim.

The Palestinians are also leading an attack on Ami’oz, expanding their zone of control to the south. Fighting continues in Tkuma and Be’eri, where the Islamists managed to take several Israelis hostage.

Hamas’s tactics of launching MLRS strikes deserve special attention.

There is video showing the launch of an entire package of 40 missiles and then 20 from an MLRS.

Israeli authorities and security forces this morning began the forced evacuation of residential areas in a four-kilometer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip.

 

See the maps that the Russians present with the expansion of the zone of control of the Islamists