The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) withdrew the 36th Division from the Gaza Strip for the purpose of regrouping and providing additional training to personnel, leaving three other divisions in the area of the ground operation, according to the Times of Israel. It is reported that the withdrawal of the division is part of the IDF’s plans for a prolonged war against Hamas while maintaining the troops’ combat readiness. The division’s units will be given a brief break, after which they will return to the division for training. The IDF command will then decide whether to redeploy them to the Gaza Str…