Israel-Gaza war is turning the corner. Israel could not eliminate the Palestinian freedom fighters even in eight months. Winning the war is still a mirage for Benjamin Netanyahu. The wartime cabinet also had to be dissolved due to constant criticism.
This time the comments of a top Israeli military officer have caused an uproar in the country. Later, the Israeli government hastily explained the statement.
After Gaza, Israel’s eyes are now on Lebanon. But Israel cannot deal with Palestinian fighters in Gaza. Meanwhile, a top Israeli military officer has made a ‘simple’ confession.
“Palestinian freedom fighters cannot be eliminated,” said the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) official on Wednesday. He is Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces. Who played a major role in the Gaza war.
This made the Israeli government weak in its knees. They later quickly clarified that they were committed to the complete elimination of Palestinian fighters.
Israel has almost razed Gaza to the ground in eight months of ‘many’ one-sided attacks. Most basic needs are not met in Gaza now. Despite all this, victory in Gaza is far from over, now Israel is looking for a way to end the war.
Israeli officials have been hinting at that for a long time. However, Israeli Defense Force spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari was clear.
According to The Times of Israel report, Hagari told an Israeli broadcaster, ‘If we say we can eliminate Hamas, it will be like dust in people’s eyes. If we don’t find a different way, in the end we will have nobody but Hamas.’
Israel’s top military officer added, “Hamas is an ideology, we cannot eliminate this ideology.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office later announced that the war in Gaza would not end until Hamas was defeated. And the Israeli army is certainly committed to doing so.
Earlier, Netanyahu and members of his cabinet have echoed similar sentiments. The Israeli army also had to make a statement with Hagari’s comment. The statement of this army officer was clear, they said that there is no opportunity to take it in a different context.
On October 7 of last year, Palestinian freedom fighters attacked Israel. About 1200 Israelis have been killed so far. Israel counterattacked killing more than 37,000 Palestinians. But in this battle, no clear victory or defeat was determined. Israel continues to invade Gaza but is unable to defeat the Palestinian freedom fighters. Because of this, the Netanyahu government is under pressure within Israel.