Occupation's vacuum strategy in Gaza
The article discusses the Israeli occupation strategy in Gaza after October 7, which focused on dismantling the Palestinian security infrastructure through destruction, exhaustion, and infiltration, with the aim of weakening the resistance's ability to restore security and maintain control over the sector. The phase saw the destruction of security headquarters, civil defense centers, and personnel, along with targeted strikes against command and control chains, intentionally severing communication between Palestinian security institutions to prevent their continuation or rebuilding. Additionally, the occupation worked to create a security vacuum that allows for control through various tools, including fragmenting and dividing the Palestinian territory, as well as indirectly managing security through the humanitarian economy and controlling essential resources for the population. Civil security personnel and community trust were also targeted, leading to a decline in the security agencies' capacity to protect and organize society, while criminal networks and monopolies emerged amid the absence of effective official institutions. Operations such as kidnappings and arrests—like the kidnapping of Palestinian officer Mounir Al-Arabid—were part of an effort to understand and weaken the Palestinian security structure by gathering intelligence and dismantling communication networks and self-defense capabilities. Israeli policy aims to perpetuate fragmentation and neglect to facilitate control and destroy any unified Palestinian security reference. It exploits the chaotic situation to expand influence and control over the population, which is divided and segmented, as part of a long-term strategy to weaken Gaza’s ability to restore its security and stability.
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