Israel is working to continue to differentiate the arenas between the fighting in Gaza and the defense of the northern border. After the Hezbollah leader's speech on Friday in Israel, it is believed that his intention is not to escalate the conflict. In addition, Israel is also not interested in operating in two arenas simultaneously as much as possible. "We set up a very aggressive defense. Hezbollah strikes us and we strike back. In my opinion, at the moment, Hezbollah's policy is to avoid an all-out skirmish," said a senior political source.
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Political source: "Sinwar is a little Hitler in a bunker"
The fighting in Gaza continues without heavy casualties, contrary to initial assessments regarding the ground operation. "Sinwar is a little Hitler. If they could, they would have committed a Holocaust against us," said a senior diplomatic source. Regarding the abductees, the assessment in Israel is that the pressure in the ground operation has an effect in favor of the return of the abductees. The source also said that any ceasefire would be accepted only for the return of the abductees and not for talks about their return. In addition, any ceasefire will be momentary and will not divert the forces from the goal of destroying Hamas' capabilities.
"We have some information about the condition of the abductees. It is estimated that there are 250 abductees and many of them are alive," said a senior diplomatic source. He also said that "there was no proposal to release only the foreign hostages" and that "we will not stop the fighting unless we receive the hostages. We won't stop to talk. It won't be."
"Little Hitler", Hamas head in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, photo: AP
As for the day after in Gaza, a senior political source said, "Gaza is not demilitarized enough. I don't see a situation in which Israel won't have supreme security control over Gaza."
Curbing U.S. Pressure for Ceasefires or Fuel Entry
Israel describes political credit as an "hourglass" that depends on two factors – not harming innocent people and humanitarian aid to residents of Gaza, as well as focusing on action to destroy Hamas' capabilities. Nevertheless, a senior political source reiterated that no fuel had entered the Gaza Strip so far and that Israel was working to find alternative routes in the face of international pressure. Ostensibly, the demand for fuel belongs to the United States to operate the hospitals, but Israel fears that the fuel will be used by Hamas, whose headquarters are below the hospitals.
IDF activity in the Gaza Strip, photo: IDF Spokesperson
According to the source, there are alternative courses of action: 1. Construction of a floating hospital off the coast of Gaza courtesy of the French. 2. Establishment of a field hospital in Sinai and in a safe area inside the Gaza Strip. 3. Egypt will open a hospital in the Rafah area. All these are supposed to serve the sick and wounded in Gaza instead of hospitals where fuel is allegedly running out. Israel intends to cooperate with humanitarian solutions as much as possible in order to extend political credit for action on the one hand and avoid the entry of fuel on the other. Asked by Israel whether fuel would pass in the future, the diplomatic source replied, "I'm managing this story," leaving the possibility on the table.
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