Published December 13, 2023
Israel has vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until it crushes Hamas after one of the deadliest single battles of the war for its soldiers, even as it faces mounting international calls for a ceasefire and unease on the part of its closest ally, the US.
The ambush, which killed at least nine soldiers, was a fresh reminder that Hamas is still able to fight after six weeks of devastating warfare aimed at crushing its military capabilities.
Israel has imposed a total siege and flattened much of northern Gaza with a massive air and ground campaign, driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.
Hamas’s resilience has called into question whether Israel can defeat the militant group without wiping out Gaza.
“We are continuing until the end, there is no question”
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister
Support for Hamas has surged among Palestinians, in part because of its stiff resistance to a far more powerful foe, while Israel’s most important ally, the US, has expressed growing discomfort over civilian deaths in what is already one of the 21st century’s most devastating military campaigns.
“We are continuing until the end, there is no question,” prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday. “I say this even given the great pain and the international pressure. Nothing will stop us.”
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan was set to visit Israel on Thursday. The US has pressed Israel to take greater measures to spare civilians, and president Joe Biden said earlier this week that Israel was losing international support because of its “indiscriminate bombing”.
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SOURCE: www.breakingnews.ie
RELATED: Israel Cannot Live in Peace With the Palestinians With Figures Like This
Published December 13, 2023
Some terms should be retired in politics. A permanent political majority is one of them; both parties have suffered electorally from that mirage—Democrats post-2008 and Republicans after Bush’s 2004 re-election.
The ‘two-state solution’ is the next political project that should be abandoned. It’s not possible vis-à-vis the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because one side is virulently genocidal when it comes to Israelis.
Last month, the Arab World for Research and Development found that 75 percent supported Hamas’ October 7 attacks, and 76 percent viewed the terror group favorably. Now, the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research found similar findings, with 72 percent supporting the 10/7 terror attacks:
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
RELATED: Israel says Gaza war to continue ‘with or without’ international support
Published December 12, 2023
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will “go to the end, to victory” despite “international pressures”
- His foreign minister says the war in the Gaza Strip will continue “with or without international support”
- White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is due in Israel for talks with Netanyahu and the Israeli war cabinet
- On Wednesday Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss creating a lasting peace in the Middle East
- US President Joe Biden has said Israel is starting to lose global support over its “indiscriminate bombing” of Gaza
- Hamas broke through Israel’s heavily guarded perimeter on 7 October, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages – some of whom were released during a brief truce
- The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says 18,600 people have been killed and 50,000 injured in the enclave since the start of the war
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SOURCE: www.bbc.com
