Against the backdrop of the US administration's hints that it wants to shorten the duration of the fighting in Gaza, a security source confirmed to Israel Hayom on Sunday that the force used by the air force in the Gaza Strip is declining, but notes that this is not American pressure.
Netanyahu at the Cabinet meeting: "Israel is a sovereign state and our decisions are not dictated by external pressures" // Itai Beit On / GPO, Sound: Yehezkel Kandil / GPO
The defense official rejected criticism from officers and public figures that American pressure had led to a decline in the number of air force bombings in combat zones.
In response to statements made by Minister Nir Barkat and others, the defense source confirmed that less aerial softening had indeed been done than in the first weeks of the ground campaign. However, he said, the reasons for this were only operational, and did not stem from pressure from President Biden or others.
The security official said the reasons for the less air softening were "the high density in the areas where the forces are fighting, and the desire not to accidentally harm hostages who may be in the places where our soldiers are currently fighting."
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