❌ Turkey Suspends All Energy Deals with Israel – Bloomberg

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has also canceled a visit to Tel Aviv.

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🇷🇺 Dmitry Medvedev on military selection:

💬 "According to the Ministry of Defense, from January 1 to October 25 of this year, almost 385 thousand people entered military service in the interests of the joint group of troops. Of these, 305 thousand are contract servicemen, and about 80 thousand are volunteers. The pace of selection for military contract service has increased significantly, with more than 1,600 people entering into contract with the armed forces every day."

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🇮🇶🤝🇵🇸 A few people gathered in Iraq to support Palestine.

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🇮🇱⚔️🇵🇸 Why is Israel postponing a ground operation in the Gaza sector: Analysis by Military Chronicles

Israeli authorities announced their intention to conduct a ground operation against HAMAS in the Gaza sector almost immediately when the IDF units began pushing Palestinians out of Israeli territory. However, their plans for the operation were later reconsidered. Why did this happen?

What might be the main reason?

An IDF ground operation within Gaza's neighborhoods could lead to a "all against all" style of war. On one side, there would be Israel, the United States, and their Arab allies in the region, while on the other side, there would be Iran, Qatar, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and other countries. Israel and the United States have openly prepared for such a confrontation: American aircraft carriers are being deployed to the Mediterranean, and Israel is soon to receive the THAAD missile defense system and other weaponry. In other words, Israel may be inclined to launch a ground operation, but everything isn't ready yet to deal with the consequences.

However, this is not the only issue within the IDF that is preventing an immediate invasion of Gaza.
What might be the issue?

➡️Reason #1 – Organizational chaos. The HAMAS attack on Israel occurred on October 7. Initially, Israelis barely reacted to the Palestinian actions, but on October 9, the country's leadership announced the mobilization of 300,000 reservists for a retaliatory strike. Such a massive call-up has never been seen in Israel, and it immediately exposed numerous problems in organization, supply, and planning. Two weeks have passed since the mobilization was announced, and the IDF forces are deployed and in the field, yet the order to attack has not been given.

The uncertainty and chaos in the IDF's deployment affect its ability to respond rapidly to threats, both at the current moment and in the event of a conflict escalation. The deployment of U.S. Marine Corps and an air wing of 90 aircraft together with the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and Tomahawk missile-equipped destroyers to the region is likely being considered for this purpose.

➡️Reason #2 – The IDF anticipates a fierce urban battle. Most Israeli infantry soldiers, especially reservists, are poorly prepared for large-scale operations and even less so for intense urban combat. Special forces units may have a relatively high level of readiness, but these forces are small in number and lightly armed.

The majority of soldiers lack individual preparation, and there is a lack of necessary collective skills at the unit level. Two weeks after the mobilization in the IDF, brigade-level or even battalion-level exercises have yet to be conducted, despite Israel having the world's largest training facility for urban warfare.

➡️Reason #3 – The objectives set by the country's leadership cannot be achieved through airstrikes alone. If the conflict cannot be resolved through diplomatic means, the IDF will eventually have to enter the city. Simultaneously, the army and Israel's leadership are well aware of the risks of commencing an operation with the current level of troop readiness.
Reason #4 – Uncertainty in political and military leadership plans. The mobilization of 300,000 reservists has led to the situation where the troops are already deployed and positioned around the Gaza sector but essentially idle. The actions of small IDF commando units are yielding almost no results, and the main body of ground forces is simply waiting for the order in the fields.

As a result, the entire IDF war machine is in a "standby" mode, consuming significant resources, which are running short, while troops suffer losses in small clashes with HAMAS and the Lebanese "Hezbollah."

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