Why the IDF sometimes goes into dangerous buildings

The difficult incident in Gaza in which 4 fighters from the Commando Brigade fell this morning and 5 more were wounded when a combat team from the Commando Brigade under Division 98 entered to clear a building as a result of an explosive device during a force attack in a mission to capture Hamas targets - raises questions.

It must be understood that there is a tunnel network in the area and the forces are operating to neutralize them.

And from here to the question that raises many questions and doubts among many regarding the IDF's operation in the field.

Why not attack and destroy buildings from the air? Why not use technological tools to scan buildings? What is the need for these buildings at all? I will try to explain. First, [the IDF] operates in all of them.

But the IDF operates in areas in Gaza under the consideration that there are hostages in the area. Living and dead. This especially happens in the central camps area, the greater Khan Yunis area and in the neighborhoods in the area like Bani Suheila and others.

As long as there is even the slightest concern that there are hostages or bodies in the buildings or beneath them, they try to work carefully.

Despite the Price - Must Act for Victory

We will add another layer to this: even the fighters at the end of a long and exhausting day or such a night need a place to rest their heads. This is difficult, long and complicated work. Therefore, in every place where there is certainty of the absence of hostages, they destroy the buildings either from the air or by means of bulldozers.

Here the incident is different, we will add another floor - even when introducing various means, the terrorists observe from a distance or from underground and only then activate the explosive device. This too must be learned.

The price is unbearable but for the sake of our continued existence here, we must act until victory.