Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said that friction with the Americans will appear within a few weeks, and that Israel has lost public opinion in Europe, considering this a cause for concern.

In an interview with Politico, Barak said: “The rhetoric of American officials has shifted in recent days with increasing calls to stop the fighting for humanitarian reasons. The sympathy that arose toward Israel has now begun to diminish.”

He believed that "it is clear that we are heading towards friction with the Americans over the attack," stressing that "America cannot dictate to Israel what it should do. But we cannot ignore them," referring to Washington's role as the main guarantor of Israel's security.

He pointed out that "we will have to accept American demands during the next two or three weeks, and perhaps less," adding: "It will take months or even a year to eliminate the Hamas movement, but Western support is weakening due to the number of civilian deaths in Gaza, and fears that it will lead to "The Israeli campaign led to a broader and more disastrous war in the region."

Barak pointed out that “Western countries are also concerned about their citizens among the 242 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza,” and continued, “Listen to the public tone and behind doors it is a little clearer. We are losing public opinion in Europe, and within a week or "In two weeks we will start losing governments in Europe. After another week, friction with the Americans will come to the surface."

He stressed that “Israel is right to raise the ceiling of its goal in the Gaza war. The shock of the attack (Operation Al-Aqsa Flood) was enormous. This was an unprecedented event in our history, and it was immediately clear that a strict response was necessary. Not for the sake of revenge.” "But to make sure it doesn't happen again forever."

He believed that “to change the political landscape, a multinational Arab force could take control of Gaza after the Israeli military campaign,” considering that “it is not at all unlikely that, with the support of the League of Arab States and the Security Council, a multinational Arab force could be mobilized, including some units.” "Tokenism from non-Arab countries. They can stay there for three to six months to help the Palestinian Authority take power properly."

source: Sama News