Ahead of Israel's expected ground offensive, one military geography specialist outlines how the geography of the Gaza Strip could influence any fighting.
In response to the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks of Hamas, Israel has urged 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate south ahead of a major ground invasion.
Ahead of such an attack, one military geography specialist outlined to CNBC how the geography of the Gaza Strip could influence any fighting. "The geography of this is that going to cut Gaza off from the rest of the country and then they are going to move into Gaza City and then you're in urban warfare," said Galgano, who retired from the U.S. army in 2007 as a Lt. Col. after 27 years of service in tank and cavalry units.
Galgano said one particularly interesting aspect of Israel's expected invasion that is too often overlooked is that "geology and warfare now become a nexus in this type of operation.", the former head of Israel's National Security Council told CNBC that a ground offensive was needed due to Hamas' intricate network of underground tunnels.
"This is a very unique battle because of this intersection of geology and warfare so I think that will be really a key to this whole thing. It is probably where they have got most of their hostages hidden, it's where their supplies are hidden, their command posts will be hidden under there," Galgano said.
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