Former US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson believes the radical group Hamas hoped Israel would “overreact” in response to the attack. This development will force the Arab world to move away from normalizing relations with the Jewish state in the region. He stated this in an interview CNN.
Johnson also compared Hamas’ attack on Israel to the events of 9/11 in the United States.
The former minister believes that Hamas is not interested in the safety of civilians in the Gaza Strip. The American emphasized that the radical Palestinian group deliberately provoked the IDF to overreact.
7 October Hamas forces announced About the beginning of Operation Al Aqsa Flood, in which thousands of rockets were launched into Israeli territory. In response, Israeli Minister of National Defense Itamar Ben-Gvir declared a state of emergency in the country.
Later Israel Defense Forces stated About the beginning of his own operation called “Iron Swords”. At the same time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel was at war.
Previously US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that he would definitely stand by Israel if his country was attacked by other states.