PNN – “Michael Maloof”, a former Pentagon analyst, assessed the recent conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah as leading to the worsening of Israel’s situation, and emphasizing the possibility of the escalation of the current war in Gaza, called the overthrow of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government the only way.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from Sputnik, Malouf said in an interview with this news agency on Monday that Israel has proven that it is not fully protected in the war with Hamas, and the expansion of the war with Hezbollah will create a worse situation for it.
Israel and Hezbollah began exchanging heavy fire with each other on Sunday morning; A situation that, according to some observers, entails the risk of starting a wider regional war and can have a negative impact on the ceasefire negotiations.
This current analyst and writer then warned that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu cannot establish a ceasefire and the current war will probably escalate.
He explained: Netanyahu really does not have the ability to establish a ceasefire. He could do this. But it weakens its position. The more radical ministers of his cabinet, including National Security Minister Itamar Benguir and Finance Minister Betsalel Smotrich, are looking for another “Nakba” and the complete cleansing of Palestinians first in Gaza, then the West Bank, and then Lebanon. This is their messianic mission. Netanyahu has been forced to accompany them. Washington accepted it because it could not stand up to the Prime Minister of Israel.
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This former Pentagon official further stated that the only hope to get rid of the current situation is a military uprising from within or a civil war to overthrow the Netanyahu government and added: This is the only way to stop the current situation.
In another part of his statement, Malouf mentioned the recent speech of the Prime Minister of the Israeli regime in the US Congress; The speech in which he revealed his war plan and the congressmen applauded him.
This analyst considered the nature of Netanyahu’s plan to attack Iran; According to him, Israel is going to carry out the plan.
Malouf noted: Israel wants to clean up the areas it considers to be its own according to the Torah, and it is working hard to do so, there is no doubt.
Sputnik continued: Israel informed the US of its plans for a night attack on Lebanon on Sunday. The Shiite Hezbollah group fired more than 320 rockets and dozens of drones at Israel in retaliation for the martyrdom of one of its senior commanders, Fawad Shekar, and Israel announced that it was able to intercept them.
In response to the host’s question about whether Israel thinks it is in control of Gaza by intercepting Hezbollah’s missiles and drones, Malouf added: Gaza is not under control and will not be under control. For this reason, the Israelis insist on maintaining the two corridors, and Hamas is against it. Hamas has not been destroyed.
He added: But if they want to go forward and try against Hezbollah, they will face a 10 times stronger force, because this militant group currently has more force, they have more missiles, they have more accurate missiles.
The Israeli regime, with the support of the United States, has launched a devastating war against the residents of the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, as a result of which, in addition to massive destruction and deadly famine, more than 132 thousand Palestinians, most of whom are women and children, have lost more than 40 thousand martyrs and more than 10,000 other people are also missing.