According to the IDF (see sect. V below), the clearances and demolitions were carried out as matter of military necessity because these structures or plantations had been used as cover by Palestinian gunmen.
40. 以色列国防军指出(载于以下第五节)，清除和破坏行动是基于军事上的必要，因为这些建筑物和种植园为巴勒斯坦枪手提供掩护。