US President Joe Biden believes that Israel should postpone its ground military operation in the Gaza Strip until more prisoners captured by the Palestinian Hamas movement are released, the agency reported. Reuters.
According to Reuters, the journalist asked the head of the White House whether Israel should postpone the start of this operation in the region until other prisoners are released. The American leader responded positively.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak statedHe said it would take two or three months for Israeli forces to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus commentedIt is stated that Israel’s land operation in the Gaza Strip will be similar to the US invasion of the capital Somalia in the early 90s of the last century. He stated that the Israeli scenario would be similar to the Mogadishu operation “on steroids”.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of the group’s facilities in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, materials, electricity and fuel supplies to the region.
Previously in Russia in the name Possible date for the end of Israel’s war with Hamas.