Palestinian resistance groups sent several warning messages to various sides in a military exercise that demonstrated their unprecedented unity, emphasizing Palestine entering a new phase of capabilities against the enemy.
December 29, 2020, as Arab regimes compete to normalize relations with Israel at higher levels, believing they can end the resistance in Gaza and finally eradicate the Palestinian question from history. The surface-to-sea missile was launched by the Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip.
In this maneuver, which was held for the first time with the presence of 12 military branches from different resistance groups, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the resistance groups, while practicing readiness, experienced united military action for the first time in the form of a maneuver.
Describing the objectives of the maneuver, the resistance commanders described it as a defensive maneuver to confront the Zionist enemy and help the Palestinian people to achieve their true and just goals. That the resistance groups are not militant groups, but in order to confront the enemy who has usurped their land and understands nothing but the language of force, they have been forced to take up arms and in this way they will defend the right to self-defense.
12 resistance groups participated in this maneuver, which are:
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas
Al-Wataniyah Al-Wataniyah Military Branch of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
– “Saraya Al-Quds”, the military branch of Islamic Jihad
– “Abu Ali Mustafa” battalions, the military branch of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Al-Nasser Salahuddin Brigade, the military branch of the People’s Resistance Committee
– “Al-Aqsa Martyrs” battalions from the military branches of the Fatah movement
– “Jaish al-Asifa” is one of the military branches of the Fatah movement
– Martyr group “Ayman Joudeh” subdivision of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalions
– The battalions of the martyr “Abdul Qadir Al-Husseini” from the military branches of the Fatah movement
– “Al-Mujahideen” battalions, the military branch of the Mojahedin movement
– “Al-Ansar” battalions, the military branch of “Al-Ahrar” movement
– Martyr Jihad Jibril Martyrs of the Military Branch of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Unprecedented unity of the Palestinians
The first point in the importance of this maneuver is related to the unity of Palestinian groups; Because, as history has shown, the most important reason for the failure of the Palestinians in realizing their rights and expelling the occupiers from their land has been internal strife and the lack of a unified and decisive position against the enemy.
But this time all Palestinian resistance groups under the banner of the Joint Operations Room launched a large-scale military exercise; An issue that had no precedent before. This indicates that the Palestinian resistance groups have achieved full coordination and internal strength, which can greatly improve their situation in the face of the enemy in the next phase.
In fact, the main challenge for the Palestinians since the beginning of the Zionist regime’s occupation of the Palestinian territories is the lack of a cohesive and unified army like all other countries to face the threats of sovereignty. But the maneuvers carried out by resistance groups late last year were very similar to military exercises; In a situation where they are under complete siege of the enemy.
The Palestinians used advanced weapons such as surface-to-sea missiles and drones in the exercise, signaling a dramatic military leap for the Palestinians. Rocket launches into the sea, naval landings off the coast of Gaza, and shelling of hypothetical enemy vehicles west of Rafah were the most important parts of the one-day joint exercise, the first joint exercise by Palestinian resistance groups in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Warning to the enemy on the eve of the anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani
The next important point in this maneuver is that this exercise is on the eve of the anniversary of the martyrdom of General Haj Qassem Soleimani, the irreplaceable commander of the resistance, with whom the people of Gaza decorated their city with a large billboard with the image of the Iranian general. The anger of the Zionists was aroused, it was done. This indicates the cohesion and coordination of all member groups of the regional resistance under the banner of the Islamic Republic of Iran to stand against the Zionist-American projects in the Middle East; As the greatest goal of Martyr Soleimani was to remove the Israeli project from the region.
Palestinians’ line for Trump’s failed administration
The third point is that the Palestinians held a large-scale military maneuver on the eve of the departure of former US President Donald Trump from the White House, who openly threatened the Axis of Resistance with controversy in the last days of his administration. In addition to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s missile and naval maneuvers, which were a direct warning to the Trump administration under any red line from Washington, Palestinian groups also warned the Americans that any provocative behavior by the Zionist regime would not go unanswered.
Since the defeat of Donald Trump in the presidential election, there have been speculations about the possibility of an adventurous move by Israel and the United States in the final days of the Trump administration to deliver a major military blow to the influence of Iran and allied groups. Iran has also warned that it will respond decisively to any provocative action. Measures such as the deployment of a US nuclear submarine to the Persian Gulf, the passage of an Israeli submarine through the Suez Canal and the deployment of US B-52 fighter jets to the region at the same time as suspicious operations against US diplomatic targets in Baghdad and accusations of senior US officials in Iran. Announce the creation of a new military tension in the region.
In this regard, the “Kan” network belonging to the army of the occupying Zionist regime in a report described the holding of this exercise as “a message from Iran”. The network claimed that the Islamic Republic of Iran had ordered 12 Palestinian groups to hold the maneuver in the form of a warning message to Israel.
The readiness of the Palestinian resistance in all circumstances
The exercise was carried out in the context of the fact that a few days earlier, the occupying regime had carried out a large-scale daily attack on various parts of the Gaza Strip. Simultaneously with these attacks, several military exercises have been conducted by the occupying regime’s army near Gaza in recent months, forcing Palestinian groups to demonstrate their military readiness and ability to “deter” attacks similar to those of the previous three Gaza wars.
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth also wrote in a report: “This exercise was organized by Iran to show the risk of a military action by the United States or Israel in the numbered days of the Trump administration.”
The Palestinian military exercise took place at a time when the outbreak of the Corona virus and the deteriorating health and economic situation of the Palestinian people, especially in the Gaza Strip, have created a complicated situation for them. But the Palestinians have shown that they are fully prepared to face the enemy, even in the worst of circumstances.
Unity of resistance groups, a message to the PA
The maneuver of the Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip, in addition to being a warning to the enemy, also sent a message to Ramallah and the Palestinian Authority, which in recent months announced its decision to return to coordination with the Zionist regime and called for no stance against compromising regimes. They also became Arabic.
Holding this joint exercise means that the Palestinian resistance groups are not only opposed to negotiating with the Zionist regime, but also emphasize resistance to the Zionist regime. As Abu Hamza, a spokesman for Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, said: “This joint maneuver clearly demonstrates the unity of our decision. Today’s resistance to confront and deter the enemy is stronger, harder and more powerful. The resistance will not allow the enemy to impose the rules of conflict.
Zionists worry about military resistance exercise in Gaza
The warning messages from the Palestinian resistance to the Zionist enemy were so dangerous to the Israelis that a few days after the Palestinian military exercise, the Zionist regime carried out a maneuver in the town of Asqalan, Ofakim, near Gaza, where a variety of Vehicles, armor and aircraft were used. There is no doubt that the military level of the Palestinians at this stage is not comparable to the equipment of the Zionist enemy army, but the holding of a large military maneuver with the presence of all Palestinian resistance groups shows that the Palestinians have entered a new phase of unity against the enemy. It could be promising for the emergence of a decisive deterrent equation among the Palestinians in future confrontations with the enemy.
