He grew up in an agricultural community a few kilometers from Gaza, a village founded by his parents along with other Romanian and Hungarian immigrants who survived the Holocaust in memory of two brothers killed in Israel’s first war of independence, Many wars were called Kfar Ahim. Benny Gantz fought in many, commanded many, and spent 38 of his 64 years in uniform. Now he would be willing to join a national emergency coalition, he was already in the government with Benjamin Netanyahu as defense minister, he no longer trusts him, but he remains the soldier who answers the call.
The Prime Minister’s Likud assures that the negotiations are in the final stages, the former general and chief of staff has asked that Itamar Ben-Gvir and other extremist ministers not participate in the Security Council, in fact he wants to form a limited war cabinet. As the situation demands: the Israeli soldiers would have managed on Saturday morning to clear the areas invaded by the Palestinian terrorists, 1,500 of their bodies lay in the field, a number that can give an idea of how many have penetrated through the 29 Breaches had torn in the barrier and the pioneers had now been undermined. There is still a risk that some jihadists are making inroads inside Israel, army spokesmen speak of a firefight near Sderot, four extremist intruders were killed yesterday morning near Zikim beach.
The siege of the sand corridor between Israel, Egypt and the sea continues. Nothing comes in and no one should come out. The strip is surrounded by a length of 42 kilometers and a width of 8 to 9 kilometers. The Egyptians have announced the indefinite closure of the Rafah border crossing in the south, yesterday the area was hit by a jet attack. The rockets killed Joad Abu Samalah, who according to intelligence sources managed terror funds within Hamas, and Zakaria Muammar, another person responsible for the economic side. Since the Israeli response began, 900 civilians and militia members have died. The United Nations and the European Union are calling for humanitarian corridors to be opened.
Yoav Gallant, the defense minister, visited the border villages that have become the front lines. It leaves no room for compromise: “Those who attacked us to behead, kill women and Holocaust survivors will be destroyed.” Our offensive will be total.” At least 1,000 people died in last Saturday’s massacre, and the number is rising further, over 150 are being held hostage by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, including foreigners. This element suggests the intervention of international intelligence services – the Germans have done this in Gaza in the past – to attempt some kind of negotiation. Three days after the attack, security forces found 30 people (16 Israelis and 14 Thais working in the fields in the area) still alive and hiding near a village. Many people are still missing.
Most foreign airlines are canceling flights to Israel and some countries have sent military planes to rescue stranded citizens. The heaviest rocket attack arrived yesterday afternoon, reaching Tel Aviv and even further north, sirens wailed in the airport area. A bomb attack that coincided with a rocket attack from Lebanon following clashes on Monday evening. Five rockets were also fired from Syria during the night. In recent months, Israeli intelligence has become increasingly concerned that the next conflict – this one – could spread across multiple fronts with Hezbollah’s possible entry into the war fight in the north.