Ground attack in Gaza? Israel military construction soldiers, equipment near border: report
Commercial satellite portraits reveal a major construction of Israeli soldiers and equipment with the Gaza border, which US officials say that the Palestinian region may indicate preparation for a new ground attack on the region.It comes after Israel’s security cabinet on Friday, which approved the plan to control Gaza City citing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. The Associated Press reported that the step decreases with the complete possession of Gaza, which was discussed by Netanyahu earlier.Three US authorities and a former officer who reviewed the imagery told NBC News that the structures and agitation were in line with the signs of a adjacent mass operation.The buildup comes when Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to control Gaza City, a step that is first lower than the full occupation of Gaza by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu’s Shifting Gaza Scheme
Earlier this week, Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel intended to seize the entire Gaza strip control to remove Hamas from power and establish security perimeter. Netanyahu said on Fox News on Thursday, “We intend to assure our safety, to remove Hamas, to free the population from Gaza and make it capable of passing civil rule, which is not Hamas and no one advocates the destruction of Israel. This is what we want to do.”Netanyahu said that the Israel would prefer to hand over the Arab forces after the war, without specifying who those forces would be or how such infection would work. However, he stressed that Israel has not planned to control the area, saying, “We do not want to keep it. We want a security perimeter. We do not want to control it.” His comment was between Israel and internationally in the increasing criticism of war.If implemented, Israel’s plan to take “full control” of Gaza will reversed the 2005 return when he took out soldiers and settling people. While Israel has maintained control over the boundaries, airs and utilities of Gaza, a full military re -entry will include operations in areas that do not currently control. This may include issuing withdrawal orders to the residents before extending the entry of soldiers.Netanyahu has said that defeating Hamas and saving the remaining hostages are the main objectives of Israel, although it is not clear whether his plan is a short -term military campaign or part of a long -term strategy.
Mortgage rescue and humanitarian aid
US authorities informed on Israel’s discussions that any new operation can include efforts to recover the hostages organized by Hamas, while humanitarian aid in non-fighting areas can also be expanded. Israeli soldiers have been operating land in Gaza since October 27, 2023, with intermittent stagnation during two ceasefire.The Israeli army believes that the hostages are being held in the Central Gaza. Sources told NBC that their situation was deteriorating, recently showing a weak prisoner to dig a weak prisoner into a weak tunnel in a video.
Strade US -Israel Relations
Gaza gets tension between Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump on humanitarian aid. Trump, citing the evidence of his colleagues, said that the starvation in Gaza was real and pointed to the images of hungry children. A former American official described the conversation as “a direct, mostly one-way discussion”, in which Trump spoke most.The controversy followed Netanyahu’s public remarks in Jerusalem a day earlier, in which he denied that there was a starvation in Gaza. Trump publicly denied them while living in Scotland, saying that you cannot fake the images of the victims.
Ease of envoy travels to stress
Disagreement inspired the visit to the region by American Special Envoy for Middle East Steve Witcoff. During his meetings with Israeli officials, Witcofofy discussed humanitarian aid distribution and hostage rescue efforts. Israeli officials allegedly welcomed his visit, seeing it a chance to convince his position and address the criticism of Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF), which was a joint US -Israeli relief program launched in May.After returning to Washington, Witcoff informed Trump at dinner at his conclusions. The White House said that President is focused on feeding citizens of Gaza and achieving the release of hostages. Asked if he supports an Israeli occupation of Gaza, Trump replied: “I can’t say really. It is going to be too much till Israel.”
International pressure on Israel
A new Gaza ceasefire deal remains elusive. Israeli officials believe that Hamas is not motivated to interact on the hostage release, which leads to more likely to take military action. But Western authorities have warned that a major aggressively carries out significant risks, given the deep fortifications of Hamas and the possibility of damaging the hostages.The UK, France, Canada and other countries have indicated that they could identify a Palestinian kingdom during the United Nations General Assembly in September – a step that has raised an alarm in Israel.
