Israel says Gaza fighting could last a year, amplifying fears of regional war
Israel says Gaza fighting could last a year, amplifying fears of regional war
Comments from senior defence officials come during tour by US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, intended to defuse tensions
Israeli defence officials and former senior intelligence officers have said they expect fighting in Gaza to continue for at least a year, raising the prospect of thousands more civilian casualties, a deepening humanitarian crisis and a continuing grave threat to regional stability.
In a briefing, R Adm Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said the centre and south of Gaza, where military efforts are now focused, was “dense and saturated with terrorists” with “an underground city of branching tunnels”.
Three months would be needed to clear the area and fighting would “continue during the year 2024”, Hagari said.
He said scattered fighting was to be expected in northern Gaza, along with rockets sporadically being launched from there toward Israel, but that Hamas militants were “without a framework and without commanders”.
With an estimated 60% of homes plowed over in the last 3 months, 1 year can only be seen as an extermination action.
This is Israel declaring genocide.
Earlier today, they announced that they had eliminated Hamas in northern Gaza. So they can only be targeting the areas they told everyone it was safe to evacuate to.
I don't know: is there some reason the Israelis might want Trump in the White House?
He'd help them go even harder
I don’t know: is there some reason the Israelis might want Trump in the White House?
With endless support from Biden it appears Biden wants Trump in the White House.
Don't these talking monkeys know that Eden has enough to go around?
Plenty in this holy garden, silly monkeys
Where there's one you're bound to divide it
Right in two -Tool