PNN – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak described Benjamin Netanyahu’s desire to resume the war in the Gaza Strip for an absolute victory over the Hamas movement in the region as exaggerated, saying: It is not clear what ‘absolute victory’ they are talking about. This victory will not be achieved this time either.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, from the Palestinian news agency Shehab, Ehud Barak said, referring to the fact that 5 to 6 brigades of the occupying army have attacked the Gaza Strip: Netanyahu’s desire to resume intensive warfare for “absolute victory” over Hamas is exaggerated.
Barak added: Our forces entered Jabalya four times and Deir al-Balah three times, and it is not clear what “absolute victory” they are talking about. This victory will not be realized this time either.
The former Israeli Prime Minister sarcastically emphasized to Netanyahu’s cabinet: A cabinet that is completely out of touch with reality can engage in heavy battles without tiring of experimenting.
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On Sunday, former Israeli Minister of War Yoav Gallant announced: If the regime resumes the war before releasing all its prisoners from Gaza, it will be making a mistake.
The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that Gallant emphasized at a meeting in the United States that Israel would be making a mistake if it resumed the war to destroy Hamas in Gaza before releasing its prisoners.
The former Israeli Minister of War also said: I will be the last person to oppose the destruction of Hamas, but if we destroy Hamas before releasing the prisoners, there will be no prisoners left to free.
Yoav Gallant added: That is why the prisoners must be released first of all. After that, we will continue to completely destroy Hamas, and even if Israel is not willing to fight to destroy Hamas forever, we will be forced to do so for a long time.
The first phase of the six-week ceasefire between Hamas and the Israeli regime ended on Saturday evening. However, the Israeli regime has not agreed to enter into a second phase of the ceasefire and end the war. This is despite Hamas declaring its readiness to continue implementing the provisions of the January 19 ceasefire agreement.
Benjamin Netanyahu is obstructing the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement by opposing its extension. He wants to extend the first phase of the ceasefire agreement to release as many prisoners as possible, without making any concessions to the other side or implementing the military and humanitarian commitments mentioned in the ceasefire agreement.