Disagreements have recently escalated between the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the two extremist ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, and between the security apparatus, which is represented by the Minister of Defense, Yoav Galant, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Herzi Halevy, and the head of the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar. These differences do not revolve around stopping or continuing the war, but rather about how to continue it, according to what Israeli newspapers reported today, Tuesday.

Maariv newspaper indicated that the Israeli army is hinting at ending its military operation in Rafah in the near future, claiming that it achieved “major achievements” during it, including occupying the Philadelphia axis, “killing 550” resistance fighters, and uncovering and controlling most of the tunnels.

The security apparatus calls for shifting focus to the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Iran. On the other hand, Netanyahu, Smotrich and Ben Gvir reject any stopping of the war on Gaza, and they criticize the security apparatus in general and the army in particular for not achieving the goals of the war.

According to the military analyst in the newspaper "Haaretz", Amos Harel, "Gallant and the generals want to strive as quickly as possible to end the military operation in Rafah, move to limited incursions into the Gaza Strip and focus the army's efforts on preparing for the possibility of a comprehensive war with Hezbollah in the north." .

He added, "Netanyahu, according to all indications, is cautious about withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, and he does not share the opinion of Gallant and Halevy that seeking a kidnapped deal (prisoner exchange) has become urgent and important. According to the voices that have been rising from those around Netanyahu since the end of last week, he expects to face a storm." In the near future. Retired general close to Netanyahu, Evi Eitam, told 103FM radio that the war would last three years. A year in Gaza, a year in Lebanon, and a third year in order to “crystallize everything related to Iran.”

Harel seemed to question the army's claims that it had eliminated most of the Hamas forces in Rafah, and pointed out that its fighters were still targeting Israeli forces with anti-tank missiles and mines, about a month and a half after the start of the military operation in Rafah.

Harel continued, "It is difficult to explain to the public why soldiers were killed in Rafah and what is the goal of this military operation, except for clinging to the phrase 'absolute victory' which the Prime Minister repeats without any relationship with reality. Security coordination is shaky, and not only with the Americans. Control of the Rafah crossing is shaky." Egypt is angry, and it is now difficult to reach a settlement that guarantees the transfer of the crossing to other hands, without exposing the Israeli army forces to attacks on the narrow axis, for many months.”

The military analyst in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Ron Ben Yishai, considered that, “In recent months, and especially since the Iranian attack on Israel in April, things have turned upside down. The war has turned from a Palestinian-Israeli event into a full-fledged regional war. Its results will have strategic, security and even existential consequences for the State of Israel and its citizens.”

He added that Hezbollah has become the central threat that Israel must quickly eliminate. Not only has Hezbollah emptied the northern Galilee of its population and sown destruction and fires in this region, but it is also holding hostage nearly 50,000 Israelis who cannot return to their homes as long as Nasrallah and Khamenei do not allow them to do so.

Ben Yishai repeated the claim of the Israeli security apparatus that Hamas has been greatly weakened and that the Israeli army “succeeds in preventing the outbreak of an intifada” in the West Bank, “but on the northern front the Israeli army is hardly succeeding in the meantime in achieving any important strategic goal, and of course not a goal.” It leads to Hezbollah requesting a ceasefire.”

In order to justify a wide-scale war, Ben Yishai considered that “the strategic importance is clear, which is that if Israel does not end the confrontation in the north with a clear resolution that restores deterrence, not only towards Hezbollah but also towards Iran, then we may face, within a few years, repeated attacks aimed at exhausting Israel.” Militaryly, and mainly psychologically, and making it collapse within itself.”

He continued, "This situation will worsen when, not long after, Iran possesses a nuclear weapon or the ability to manufacture such a weapon. The bottom line is that Israel is obligated to change the goals of the war. Defeating Hamas militarily and liberating the kidnapped is no longer enough. The north is the basis now, and it is not enough to return the situation to He preceded his time there and expected that Hezbollah’s missiles and drones would rust over time.