“scorched earth” strategy; Sinister Zionist project to eliminate the Palestinian issue – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

TheMehr News Agency, International Group: The war of the Zionist regime against Gaza is still going on after about 11 months and has left more than 40 martyrs, and the occupying regime has also targeted the West Bank in recent days.

Therefore, after a week, the clashes between the Palestinian resistance forces and the Zionist regime’s military in the city of Jenin and its camp in the north of the West Bank, Tulkarem, etc. continue, and dozens of martyrs and more than a hundred wounded are the result of this new wave of violence of the Zionist regime in the West Bank. It is western. A few days ago, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 682 people have been martyred in the West Bank since the start of the Al-Aqsa storm operation.

Also, during this period, in addition to arresting and martyring Palestinians in the West Bank, the Israeli army has started destroying their infrastructure and houses in order to displace the Palestinians from the West Bank. The Palestinian Data Center “Moati” announced at the end of August this year that since October 7th (October 15th last year) 2,777 houses have been destroyed in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

In the recently published Hamas statement, this is important and this important Palestinian movement emphasized that the increasing aggression of the occupying regime supports the old and new conspiracies and extravagances of this regime regarding the forced displacement of the residents of the West Bank and the implementation of the plan to annex this region to the lands. It was occupied in 1948.

From the eyes of observers, the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime actually pursue a series of hidden strategic goals, including the advancement of the “scorched earth” policy; An ominous policy that has raised the voice of protest from the authorities of some Arab and non-Arab countries.

A few days ago, Egypt reacted to this inhuman policy of the Zionists and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country announced: Cairo warns about the dangers of the scorched earth policy that targets the foundation of the Palestinian state.

At the end of June, some media announced that the occupying regime is following the policy of destroying residential areas including different neighborhoods such as Shaburah, Al-Brazil neighborhood, Al-Salam neighborhood and Al-Tanur neighborhood. All these neighborhoods are subject to the scorched earth policy and the army of the occupying regime is destroying houses, residential areas and infrastructures and does not want this city to follow its natural course.

What is the scorched earth policy?

The term “Scorched Earth” policy was first used in 1937 in a report describing the conflict between China and Japan; This strategy has since been seen in a series of armed conflicts around the world, including the 36-year civil war in Guatemala that ended in 1996 after more than 200,000 people, mostly indigenous Maya, were killed and disappeared.

Of course, by examining the details of some wars such as Napoleon’s battle against Russia (1812), American Civil War (1861-1865), World War II (1945-1939) and Vietnam War (1955-1975), the roots of this policy can be seen. eats

A scorched earth strategy is a military strategy in which an individual or a group in a defensive position destroys natural resources or sets them on fire, with the aim of preventing the enemy from accessing specific regional resources and infrastructure. This strategy creates problems for the forces in the area and may weaken them and prevent their ability to advance.

The main goal of the scorched earth strategy is to cause great losses and damages to the enemy and limit their power of penetration and advancement in the region. This strategy is usually applied when the possibility of winning the war with the enemy is less and people or defense forces decide to limit the possibility of using them for the enemy by destroying the resources.

In this strategy, resources may include fields, pastures, cities, industrial and transportation infrastructure, oil, food, etc. By destroying or destroying these resources, the enemy will be forced to provide his resources and needs from other areas, and this can increase the costs and time of his advance. This strategy is usually accompanied by destruction and damage to the environment of the region and can have destructive effects on people and nature.

A clear implementation of the sinister strategy in Gaza

In December of last year, about four months after the start of the Zionist regime’s crimes in the Gaza Strip, the world witnessed the shocking admission of Minister Netanyahu to implement the scorched earth strategy in Gaza.

Gila Gamlil, the Minister of Information of the Zionist regime, announced in the meeting of the Knesset (Parliament of this regime) that at the end of the Gaza war, it will not be possible to live in this area and that secret negotiations with some countries have been held to provide the ground for the forced migration of the people of Gaza. It’s done!

Acknowledging the efforts of the army of this regime to create a scorched earth in Gaza and destroy its vital infrastructure, this official of the Zionist regime said: At the end of the war in Gaza, the population of this region will be completely dependent on humanitarian aid and there will be no place to work. It won’t because 60% of Gaza’s agricultural lands will become a buffer zone under the control of the security forces of this regime.

Now, about 11 months have passed since the beginning of the war and genocide in this area, the pictures and statistics show the implementation of the same sinister policy of the Zionists.

According to a report published by the media office of the Gaza government recently, more than 3,524 crimes have been committed by the Zionists in Gaza.

In addition, health and medical facilities in the Gaza Strip have been completely destroyed and a handful of hospitals are working with limited potential.

Almost all hospitals in Gaza, i.e. 34 out of 36 hospitals, are out of order, and these limited hospitals that were able to keep themselves active are not able to provide effective services to the wounded and sick. 80 medical centers are also out of service due to the attacks of the Zionist regime and their destruction.

Also, as a result of the Zionist regime’s attacks on the water infrastructure in this region, more than 60% of Gaza’s regions are deprived of water. The Zionists attacked more than 700 water wells and disabled them. The Gaza Municipality also announced that the destruction of water infrastructure and desalination centers, in addition to the lack of electricity, has caused a large part of Gaza City to be without water.

Therefore, in its attacks on Gaza, the Zionist regime has destroyed more than 90,000 meters of water pipes in this area and has caused widespread thirst among people in a large area of ​​Gaza City.

The Zionist enemy has dropped more than 82,000 tons of explosives on the people of Gaza and turned this area into ruins. According to the available information, there are more than 50 million tons of construction debris in Gaza, which is an important and unprecedented economic and environmental challenge since World War II.

While the debris from the previous round of conflicts was estimated to be around 370,000 tons in 2021, this figure currently exceeds 40 to 50 million tons, and the removal of debris from Gaza requires only 700 million dollars of capital. This is while the existing tools and machines are at the disposal of the people of Gaza.

Of course, despite the large number of unexploded bombs among the debris, the debris removal is also faced with major problems and risks. Contamination of existing debris with radioactive materials and chemical poisons as a result of the Zionist regime’s use of non-conventional weapons is another challenge related to debris removal in Gaza.

In sum, at the same time as Gaza turns into a heap of dirt in line with the advancement of the scorched earth strategy, the continuous efforts of the Zionist regime to increase the scope of conflicts in the West Bank and East Jerusalem continue and the continuous use of extreme military force and illegal killings, destruction of roads and The destruction of urban infrastructure and houses can be analyzed in line with this sinister strategy of the Zionists. In this situation, the need for the serious involvement of the international community and important international institutions such as the Security Council is felt more than ever.