The amount of strikes the IDF is carrying out on the Gaza Strip in the last week has decreased, a security source revealed to Walla.
The source elaborated that “this is reflected not only regarding artillery fire but also regarding airstrikes. It’s not a secret. Hamas counts every attack, they report on them in their Telegram accounts and try to build situational assessments of where the IDF is operating, the number of forces, and the level of fire support.”
The security source noted that the IDF has been operating at a lower intensity in the Khan Younis area over the past two weeks than it did in the northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City in the wake of pressure from the US and Europe to shorten the war, separate the Palestinian citizens from combat zones, and expand humanitarian aid to millions of Palestinians.
Ynet reported that Economy Minister Nir Barkat criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during the Cabinet meeting on Sunday morning, claiming that the war cabinet is capitulating to US pressure, which places IDF soldiers at unnecessary risk.
Netanyahu denied the claim, saying at the meeting: “Last night, I spoke again with President Biden. I appreciate the steadfast US position – which supports our war effort – in the UN Security Council. I told President Biden yesterday that we will fight until absolute victory – however long that takes. The US understands this.”
“I have seen erroneous reports to the effect that the US prevented, and is preventing, us from operational actions in the region; this is incorrect. Israel is a sovereign state. Our decisions in the war are based on our operational considerations, and I will not expand further. They are not dictated by external pressure. The decision on how to use our forces is an independent decision of the IDF and nobody else.”
“The goal is to accomplish the mission, all of our missions – especially the elimination of Hamas and the return of our hostages, while also doing everything to safeguard the lives of our soldiers.
“Let it be clear: This will be a long war. We will fight until the end – until the hostages are returned, Hamas is eliminated and we restore security in both the north and the south.”
“We all support our heroic soldiers in achieving all of these goals. Together we will fight and – with G-d’s help – together we will win.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Biden and the Americans can go to hell. The lives that need to matter first, second, third and fourth are Jewish lives: our soldiers’ lives. How dare the Israeli government be willing to kill our brothers and sisters to appease Biden and his merry band of witless antisemitic Democrats. If we don’t care about Jewish lives, NO ONE WILL.
Bibi will say what he has to to maintain his relationship, however damaged, with the Biden Admin. But the truth is obvious: Israel is sacrificing soldiers’ lives in return for US support.
Apparently there has to be a sort of equitable casualty rate for this to be a fair war.
Nice spinning from BIBI
“ The decision on how to use our forces is an independent decision of the IDF and nobody else.”
And the IDF decision is based on if they will get more money from the US or not….
So they decided money over additional soldiers’ safety. Better to stand with the evil leaders of the world than taking extra percussions that will protect their children but anger the world.
The lefties running the government l, IDF, justice deportment, Shabak, Aman, and media have a history of this. Rachmona Litzlan
Hashem should protect the soldiers despite the carelessness of the government
Bibis goal of all goals is to eradicate Hamas on his watch. He doesn’t give a hoot to human life. All soldiers are fighting a senseless endless battle and are dying an awful death.
As the founders stated רק בדם. No matter how many lives are lost. Bibis following in their murdurous path of destruction and violence.
But most Israelis are happy and content with revenge. Its Jews around the world who are suffering because of this unjust war.
YES HAMAS ATTACKED INNOCENT PEOPLE OCT 7. THEY R BARBARIANS. But this war isnt about safety for Israelis. Its about absolute revenge and putting Israelis and Jews in harms way.
This PM has no concept of Chayecha Kodem. We saw it during Covid jabs cohereced on youth and we see it again here. Hamas we can all easily identify as evil …may Hashem save us from people like him which many cannot. Time for this whole ENTIRE DorHamidbar of failed leadership to move on.
Miriam, what you are saying is absolutely ridiculous. “But this war isnt about safety for Israelis”…that is totally the point of trying to eradicate Hamas so that they do not have the capabilities to carry out attacks on Israelis. I’m not saying that Netanyahu cares about Jewish lives, but he cares very much about the Fakestinian lives lost because he’s scared of the US withdrawing support for this war.
YOU don’t care about the Jewish lives that were lost and the Jewish lives that would be in terrible danger if Netanyahu capitulates and stops the fighting against Hamas because if you would care you wouldn’t want this war to stop until Hamas is eradicated and the IDF continues to police the so-called “civilian” Gazan terrorist population.
What person in videos is saying clearly is that we are ready to go and massacre again twenty thousand women and children to save the blood of one Israeli army soldier to the media we can keep on saying one innocent person was hurt with us and easily keep the killing of palistanian people on there home land and we like it this is what we are
October 7 is completely the U.S.’s faul
October 7 is completely the U.S.’s fault to begin with. If not for U.S. pressure in the past Gaza operations, Israel would have finished Hamas 15 years ago.
They have no choice Israel is a baby country with not enough soldiers if not for President Nixon would’ve lost the Yom Kippur war If they don’t listen to the US, they wouldn’t have a country. They have no choice and every war you see how they cave because without their support, they would long gone!!!!