The war, which broke out after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, will last “many more months” even in its new low-intensity phase. Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel said this in an interview with “Tazpit Press Service” and emphasized that there would continue to be “difficult times”.
Gamliel, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, said that as the war began, ending Hamas rule in Gaza and repatriating the remaining hostages remained Israel's goals and were achieved despite international pressure to end the war become. “War cannot and has no other outcome than this,” he emphasizes. “We cannot and do not want to end this war before we have achieved our goals,” he added.
If Hezbollah's attacks “get even stronger, so will we,” he warned. “Hezbollah will be solely responsible for the destruction of Lebanon if it escalates its attacks.” For the minister, the Houthi attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea are a global challenge that must be stopped by the international community. It is “more than obvious” that the Houthis are terrorists, Gamliel emphasizes, adding that they have been criticized both by the US government, which removed Ansar Allah from the terror blacklist after the election of Joe Biden, and by the global community should be reclassified as such. “These Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthi groups are all proxies of Iran,” he added.
Danger of escalation in the West Bank
In recent days, security chiefs have repeatedly warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about this The West Bank is facing a serious escalation. This was reported by the Israeli broadcaster Channel 12, according to which the increasing concern is due to Israel's refusal to hand over hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority (PNA), in addition to the refusal to allow around 150 thousand Palestinians to go to their jobs return to Israel and the settlements. The broadcaster emphasized that Netanyahu has so far refused to hold votes in the security cabinet to review both decisions in the face of pressure from right-wing allies.
Iran accuses the US of allowing the attacks on Gaza to continue
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Naser Kanani accused the US of interfering in Middle East affairs, and particularly accused it of interfering in Middle Eastern affairs allow Israeli attacks on the Strip from Gaza to continue. “The United States does not allow the war to end and influence and uses its veto power in the UN Security Council to prevent it from carrying out its duties,” the spokesman denounced, quoted by Iran’s Mehr news agency.
The speaker recalled that the specific problems of the Middle East must be solved by the countries and governments of the region and therefore by the United States, which he blames for most of the problems. They should put an end to their interventionist policies. He then warned that the US presence in the region and its support for Israel were direct causes of instability in the region, as demonstrated by the increasingly frequent attacks on American bases in Iraq in retaliation for their role in the attacks on Gaza.
“American troops should leave Iraq with the approval of Parliament,” the spokesman said. “Iran has already informed Iraq that the presence of American forces in an international coalition will not contribute to promoting security and stability in Iraq and the region,” he added.
Hamas leader killed
Hassan Achasha, believed to be the Hamas leader responsible for firing rockets from Syria against the Jewish state, would have been killed. This is reported by the Jerusalem Post, citing a statement from the Israeli Defense Forces. A Hezbollah military leader was also killed in an Israeli attack on his car in Kherbet Sellom, southern Lebanon. He was “Commander Wissam Tawil”, also known as Al Hajj Jawad, Hezbollah said, confirming the news of his assassination that appeared in the media, according to the website of the Lebanese newspaper Orient le Jour, and stressing that this was as usual The Shiite party did not provide any information about the circumstances surrounding the death of the deceased.
Orient Le Jour reports that 154 Hezbollah fighters were killed in Israeli strikes in Syria and Lebanon following the Hamas attack on October 7, after which the Shiite militia began firing rockets into Israel. Al Yadid broadcaster said al Tawil was a commander of the Shiite militia's elite Radwan Force.
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