Waiting for Israel’s decision on Gaza’s occupation. Yesterday the office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a brief communication at the end of a restricted meeting on the future of the military campaign in the Gaza Strip. According to the note, “the IDF is ready to implement any decision will be made by the political-military security cabinet”.
Shortly thereafter, the Israeli media began to spread advances according to which Netanyahu would have intended to undergo the government, probably tomorrow at 6 pm, a proposal to extend the military operation to the complete occupation of Gaza. The goal, report the same sources, would be to take control of the central fields of the Striscia and Gaza City, areas where suspect intelligence are held different hostages, of which it is estimated that only 20 out of 50 are still alive. So far, these areas have not been struck massively precisely to avoid risks to hostages.
Any decision to proceed against the indications of the military leaders will force the Prime Minister to publicly motivate his position. Analysts believe that Netanyahu could leverage some recently widespread videos showing two hostages in critical conditions, Rom Breslavsky and Evyatar David, to justify the action. The question was also discussed to the UN Security Council in New York, in an urgent session in which Minister Gideon Sàar participated and, remotely, the brother of one of the hostages.
So far, in the 22 months of conflict, the IDF has constantly shown itself against the entertainment of the operation to the whole territory of Gaza. The reasons include both the safety of the hostages, and logistical factors: the possible evacuation of about one million people, the need to create new fields for displaced people and the civil management of the area, which is not part of military skills.
With regard to Netanyahu’s proposal, the families of the hostages expressed strong concern, calling it “a death sentence for their loved ones”. Donald Trump also intervened on the topic. “We are there to feed people. For the rest I can’t say, it is up to Israel.” The opinion of the American President: “We are trying to guarantee food to the population of Gaza. Israel will help us in distribution, the Arab states with the funding. Currently we are trying to feed the population of Gaza and we have received 60 million dollars for this”. The head of the White House also focused on the Hamas video showing the hostage Evyatar David: “I saw it. I think it is horrible and I hope many people can see what it is, why it is horrible”.
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