The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz said, on Friday, that the state of high alert in the Israeli security system, throughout the events of “Jerusalem Unification Day” and the “flag march” yesterday, Thursday, indicates a contradiction with what is being declared about a resounding victory in the latest round of fighting in the Gaza Strip.

In an analytical report by its correspondent and military analyst, Amos Harel, the newspaper referred to the statements that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted of after the end of the last round with Gaza, in which he said that "Israel struck the Islamic Jihad in a way that will not be forgotten, and changed the deterrence equation."

Harel considered that the security tension that appeared yesterday and the multiple consultations that were held before the flag march testified to the real situation, that "Israel was not at all sure of its victory, and feared a violent reaction from the Gaza Strip, which could lead to a military escalation again in the region." .

"The situation is more complicated," Harel said, "because the extremist ideological basis for this year's show comes from the heart of the government coalition... Itamar Ben Gvir is no longer a fringe member of the Knesset who somehow entered it thanks to Netanyahu's political stunts, but rather a senior minister in the government, who is officially charged with At least the national security portfolio... The behavior of Ben Gvir and his gang will dictate the strength of the Palestinian reaction."

Harel described the march of flags in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem yesterday, as it was, as in previous years, a disgusting display of nationalism and racism, especially videos of religious Zionist children rioting, destroying Palestinian property and singing hate songs, he said, noting that there were no injuries. On both sides, it did not affect the course of field conditions.

Harel believes that Israel and Hamas are mainly interested in continuing the status quo, while the Islamic Jihad movement needs time to recover after the last operation, indicating that intelligence estimates have been partially achieved so far, but the situation is still far from complete stability, as long as the attacks do not occur. On a large scale, as happened in previous periods, it seems that the security threat does not directly affect the political situation. as he says.

Harel refers to a televised report broadcast on Hebrew Channel 12 by workers from Gaza who came through the Erez checkpoint after the end of the round of fighting, who talked about Hamas not interfering with the Islamic Jihad in the last round, considering that this is confirmation that "the Jihad is preoccupied with the military struggle against Israel." while Hamas is busy consolidating its rule and accumulating money. According to him.

Harel believes that the improvement in the economic situation in Gaza enhances the relative stability on the border, and prevents Hamas from entering into the fighting rounds, as happened in the last 3 rounds that targeted the Islamic Jihad, especially with the continued entry of about 17 thousand workers from the Strip to the Green Line.

The military analyst told Haaretz, "This explanation is not necessarily accepted by everyone, and the fact that Hamas allows Jihad to launch thousands of rockets, pays no price, and only continues to build up its military force, disturbs many in Israel."

He added, "In the long run, Hamas strengthens itself at the expense of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, and encourages terrorist attacks against Israel, and there is no certainty that its activity will be limited to operating remotely only," noting that the Shin Bet thwarted attempts by activists from the movement in Gaza through Exploiting the entry of workers from Gaza to the Green Line.

He referred to the statements of Yossi Kuperwasser, the former head of the Intelligence Division, "Aman", who said that "Israel needs to change its policy and force Hamas to disarm its heavy weapons in the Gaza Strip," calling for the implementation of air strikes similar to those carried out against arms smuggling to Hezbollah in Syria, without requiring the use of ground forces.

According to Harel, after the latest round of fighting, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich spoke of similar thoughts, but Netanyahu thinks otherwise, but this is an argument that will soon be heard many times from the extremist wing of his government. Harel says.