Israeli military officials said on Friday that the main phase of the Israeli ground offensive on Gaza City had begun, and that the operation would continue for months to come, while an Israeli military spokesman announced that it had controlled “most of Gaza City”.
At present, in the face of massive ceasefire pressures at home and abroad, why is the government still unwilling to give up its hard stance?
Israeli army controls “most of Gaza”
At a news conference held at the Gaza border, De Flynn, a spokesman for the Israeli Defence Forces, said that the Israeli Defence Forces had carried out intensive operations in the Yat-Tsun region, Shevardhan region and Jebaliye in recent weeks. The military now controls most of Gaza.。
The Israeli Defence Forces said that in the past 24 hours, the 98th Division has carried out large-scale ground operations in the center of Gaza City.
According to the Palestinian Holy City newspaper, since the dawn of the same day, Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed 106 people, 91 of them in Gaza City.The Israeli military has not yet responded to the report.
Pakistan: Gaza City is experiencing “bloody years”
Over the years, the frequent attacks of the Israeli army have shaken Gaza City in the sound of explosions, and the lives of the Gaza people are plunged into deeper and deeper despair.
Some displaced people say they escaped death; others have been displaced twenty times.
Palestinian Social Development Minister Samah Hamad said on Tuesday that due to the ongoing Israeli shelling and the systematic destruction of residential buildings, Gaza City, with hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, is experiencing “bloody years”。
Israeli airstrikes several times in Yemen's Houthi port: Houthi armed forces struggle to counter
The Israeli army has not only attacked Gaza, but also launched several airstrikes against Yemen.
The Houthi Armed Forces said on 16th that the group-controlled western Yemen port city of Hodeida was hit by 12 airstrikes by Israel on the same day. Attack on Houthi-armed military infrastructure in the port of HodeidaThe military also said it was a response to repeated Houthi attacks on Israel.
At the attack of the army, The Houthi armed forces said their air defense forces were struggling to counter.The armed spokeswoman Yehaya Saleh spoke that night that Houthi armed forces attacked important targets in Tel Aviv and the southern Ramona airport.
News: Israel is as difficult as it wishes
So why did the army so suddenly escalate the offensive? Headquarters reporterIn Jerusalem brought forward observation and analysis.
From a tactical point of view, the current Israeli offensive is relatively advantageous; from a strategic point of view, the Israeli military hopes to force more Gaza residents to leave as soon as possible through a fierce offensive and withdrawal warnings, and to put extreme pressure on Hamas.
In addition, a series of statements made by U.S. President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio before the Israeli military operation were also believed to open the green light and cover up the Israeli military operation.
On the one hand, the Israeli group of family members of detainees harshly accused the operation of “leaving the detainees directly face death.” The Israeli media also revealed that Israeli Chief of Staff Zamil recently said that even after the full takeover of Gaza City, the Israeli military did not know what military preparation to plan for the next phase.
According to the media, The current military operation is a government gamble, but the people of Gaza are paying the price of blood tears.。
Israeli Foreign Affairs “Closer to the United States”
Today, the government can be said to be facing a situation of “internal diplomacy.”
On the evening of the 16th, after the Israeli Defense Forces launched a military operation to occupy Gaza City, with concerns about the fate of the detainees, Thousands of Israeli protest outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's homeThey called for action to ensure the release of the detainees, and hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Prime Minister’s office.
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Mr. Karas, said in a statement on social media: The European Commission will propose measures on Thursday to pressure the Israeli government to change its stance on the war in Gaza.
In addition, despite U.S. Secretary of State Rubio saying the U.S. will continue to provide Israel with “unwavering support,” the U.S. news website Axio that the U.S. government supports Israeli ground operations against Gaza City. But I hope the action starts quickly and ends as soon as possible.。
Netanyahu to visit the White House
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said on the evening of the 16th that three days after U.S. President Trump invited him to speak at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, He met at the White House on September 29.。
Netanyahu also said on the same day that he had had several conversations with Trump since the Israeli attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar, each of which was "very pleasant".This would be the fourth meeting between the two sides since the start of Trump's second term.