Israeli details about Netanyahu’s deal with Biden to continue the war on Gaza

On Monday, the Hebrew newspaper "Haaretz" revealed a deal between US President Joe Biden and the head of the Israeli occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, allowing the continuation of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip as long as humanitarian aid continues to enter it.

According to what military analyst Amos Harel wrote, as long as humanitarian aid continues, Washington will not pressure Israel to reduce the war on the Gaza Strip, but at the same time he pointed out that it is not certain that this will serve the Israeli interest in light of the large losses among the ranks of the occupation soldiers. .

Early expectations, in Washington and to some extent in Tel Aviv, were that the Biden administration might demand that Israel end the intensive ground operation in the Gaza Strip by the end of this December, and that the American side would allow at most a few more weeks of fighting in its current form.

Harel indicated that the US administration will work in a reduced manner during the Christmas period, and if nothing exceptional happens during the war in the Gaza Strip in the coming days, the Americans will not ask Israel to stop.

He continued, saying that the deal between Biden and Netanyahu, which stipulates the continuation of the war in exchange for the entry of aid, allows Israel more time in its current method of war.

The writer pointed out that the United States had aborted last weekend a resolution in the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire, in exchange for Netanyahu’s response to American demands to ensure the entry of large humanitarian aid into the sector, which is facing a very large humanitarian crisis.

He added that the American President, who justifies the Israeli response to the attack of last October 7, and supports the destruction of the Hamas authority, is in turn hindering the ceasefire, indicating that the Americans are not in a hurry to change the current form of the Israeli war, in the direction of reducing forces and reducing the areas in which the army is present in the Strip and the gradual transition to the method of raids, as long as aid continues to enter.

But at the same time, he pointed to two fundamental “weaknesses” in light of the current situation, claiming that humanitarian aid also helps Hamas, as it not only reduces pressure on it from civilians, but also benefits from fuel for tunnel ventilation systems and food. For the sake of its elements, he also stated that he is not confident that delaying changing the current form of war serves the Israeli interest.

He stated in this context that there are officials at the political level, as well as in the staff of the occupation army, who believe that there is a need to change the way the war is managed in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, in light of the heavy losses in the lives of soldiers who are killed during the battles.

Netanyahu is accused of misleading the Israelis

There is also debate about whether the slow and methodical searches behind tunnels and weapons actually bring the declared goals of the war closer, including eliminating Hamas's capabilities and creating conditions for the return of Israeli detainees.

The writer believes that Netanyahu continues to mislead the public in Israel, as if the Israeli army is moving quickly towards achieving victory in the Gaza Strip without any obstacles.

Yesterday, Netanyahu pledged that Israel would continue its war on Hamas until achieving an “overwhelming victory,” while the Chief of the Strategic Department of the General Staff, General Eliezer Toldano, told the ministers, “This is a war that will continue for several more months. We will have to run an economy with weapons. We do not skimp on ammunition in war and do everything necessary to protect the lives of our soldiers."