Shalom,
A lot of questions arise when we look at what happened in Israel last shabbat.
The following is from a former commander of the Israeli army:
“Something here doesn't work for me!!! Is this a mystery that I haven't been able to find an answer to… I happen to know how things work in Gaza and on the border. I was the commander of the Kerem Shalom sector (Rafiah), I was in charge of the Kissufim sector; I know the perimeter fence very well, I know how the army works there. I was in the Shatti refugee camp in Gaza, I was in charge of the Jabaliya refugee camp, I would make ambushes on the fence and deep in the area. I met with the Gazeans; I ate and breathed Gaza!
The fence obstacle is built so that even a fox cannot pass it: the fence warns according to 3 levels of pressure. It must alert when it is cut! There are 24/7 forces that are responsible for arriving within a few minutes, if not seconds, to the point where there is an alert on the fence.
Every day there is at least one “penetration practice.” Each subdivision has a standby squad whose role is to increase the force in an emergency. Observations scattered along the border cover every inch of it. The female observers are champions in identification. They don't miss. They detect movement before it even approaches the obstacle - day and night. At problematic points (“dead areas”) they place a tank with observation and detection capabilities, and a terrifying firepower. In some cases, snipers are deployed in the field!
Every day before dawn there is a "dawn alert" procedure. At this hour all the forces are awake (in this case also the hour when hundreds of terrorists entered Israel). The night shift alternates with the day shift. The commander of each force inspects the axis to make sure there were no infiltrations during the night. Trackers that move on the axis know how to recognize traces. They know who crossed the fence, how many and even when. Each scenario has a clear procedure. For example: a procedure for infiltrating terrorists, a procedure for taking hostages. Everything is written in blood and has been proving itself for years!!!
There are several other layers of security that this is not the place to talk about. In short, we are talking about an obstacle that proves itself for years and years. So how the hell does a Palestinian tractor move towards the fence without anyone reacting to it?
How did the tractor manage to sabotage the fence for a long hour and open access to Israel without anyone reacting to it?
How did hundreds of terrorists and civilians cross the barrier without anyone on our side lifting a finger?
How did terrorists arrive on foot and in vehicles, armed from head to toe, to dozens of Israeli settlements, without any reaction from our side?
How did hundreds of terrorists stay in Israeli territory for long hours, shoot hundreds of Israelis, loot property, without there being even a small reaction on our side?
How did it happen that hundreds of terrorists kidnapped dozens of Israelis, woke women, children, babies, old people from their sleep, surprised soldiers and officers when they were not ready, and kidnapped them to Gaza, without anyone stopping them? How is it that even one bullet was not fired?
How did all this happen under our noses? Where did an entire division go? Where did 3 brigades go? Who swallowed 9 battalions? What happened to 36 companies? Where did an entire regular infantry brigade go? Where did thousands of soldiers go???
Someone here needs to provide explanations!!!”
End quote.
Avi Lipkin may very well have the the answer:
Be blessed,
FX