Prolonging war with no plans risks support for 'Israel': Israeli media
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Israeli media confirms that prolonging the war on Gaza without presenting plans for the aftermath may trigger a decrease in global support for 'Israel' and heightened international pressure on it to end the war.
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Palestinians walk by a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 9, 2024. (AP)
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth confirmed on the 159th day of the war on Gaza that the longer this war continues with no clear strategy, the more pressure will be exerted on "Israel."
On Wednesday, the website stressed that prolonging the war without presenting plans for the so-called "day after" contributes to a decrease in global support for "Israel", while also increasing international pressure on the occupation and bolstering calls for an end to the war.
As the war enters its sixth month without achieving its goals, particularly "eliminating the Resistance in Gaza," internal disagreements among Israeli officials are widening on various aspects related to the war. On the other hand, differences are arising between the American administration and its president, and Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli negotiator resigns
Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli media outlets reported that Brigadier General Nitzan Alon, a reserve officer in the Israeli occupation military and a delegate in the team negotiating a prisoner exchange deal, has resigned from his position due to Netanyahu's refusal to expand the authority of the negotiating team.
The Israeli Channel 13 noted that Alon's resignation comes in the wake of a "paralysis" in efforts to retrieve Israeli captives held by the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza, suggesting that the resignation reflects his frustration with the handling of the captives file and that the Israeli government does not intend to take serious steps to reach a prisoner exchange deal.
Moreover, Biden has repeatedly criticized Netanyahu’s handling of the Israeli war against Gaza, as reported by The Washington Post, highlighting the latest indication revealing Biden's secured leverage against "Israel". Some of the latest indications provided by the Post vary from positions on ceasefire to political meetings.
“He must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken,” Biden announced in an MSNBC interview on March 10, referencing Netanyahu.
He further emphasized that any attack on Rafah, which is serving as the last refuge for many Palestinians in Gaza, is a “red line.”
“In my view, he’s hurting Israel more than helping Israel,” Biden stressed.
