The lieutenant colonel, sent with his men to the Kissufim Crossing into Gaza, said that if the protestors get past the checkpoint, then he will be forced to inform his superiors of the mission failure. Then, he explained, the IDF command will be forced to inform the government that it failed in its mission to contain the supporters of Gush Katif.
Tuesday morning, the army decided to split its forces deployed against the anti-Disengagement protestors, leaving 10,000 soldiers to surround Kfar Maimon, the southern village where marchers are spending most of the day. Another 10,000 forces that were deployed Monday night were reassigned to Kissufim Crossing. They will apparently be backing up yet another 10,000 soldiers and police who, according to statements by IDF Brigadier-General Guy Tzur on Sunday, were to be deployed there. The soldiers sent to Kissufim have been equipped with nightsticks for the mission.
At Kfar Maimon, police attempted to split the tens of thousands of protestors into smaller groups by dividing the village into distinct sectors with police phalanxes. Facing the determination of protestors not to be divided, the police withdrew to perimeter positions.
Southern District police commander Uri Bar-Lev intimated to Arutz-7 Radio correspondent Moshe Pri'el that the police have begun disrupting cellular phone service in the region. When asked why it was not possible to make calls from a mobile phone in Kfar Maimon, Bar-Lev smirked, "We are worrying about your health, that you not talk too much on the cell phone."
Tuesday morning, the army decided to split its forces deployed against the anti-Disengagement protestors, leaving 10,000 soldiers to surround Kfar Maimon, the southern village where marchers are spending most of the day. Another 10,000 forces that were deployed Monday night were reassigned to Kissufim Crossing. They will apparently be backing up yet another 10,000 soldiers and police who, according to statements by IDF Brigadier-General Guy Tzur on Sunday, were to be deployed there. The soldiers sent to Kissufim have been equipped with nightsticks for the mission.
At Kfar Maimon, police attempted to split the tens of thousands of protestors into smaller groups by dividing the village into distinct sectors with police phalanxes. Facing the determination of protestors not to be divided, the police withdrew to perimeter positions.
Southern District police commander Uri Bar-Lev intimated to Arutz-7 Radio correspondent Moshe Pri'el that the police have begun disrupting cellular phone service in the region. When asked why it was not possible to make calls from a mobile phone in Kfar Maimon, Bar-Lev smirked, "We are worrying about your health, that you not talk too much on the cell phone."