Israel undermined Trump’s peace plan before it could be accepted.
Yesterday, during a visit to Israeli soldiers in Gaza, the commanders of the Israeli army stated: It is impossible to protect the settlements from the Gaza Strip fence; the defense of the settlements must be from within the Gaza Strip.
Military analyst Yossi Yehoshua accompanied the commanders of the Gaza Strip on their visit yesterday (Tuesday). While preparing a report on the matter, he heard harsh criticism from the commanders of the Israeli army regarding the possibility of Israel withdrawing from the Gaza Strip as part of Trump’s plan to end the war and return the prisoners. They have warned in this regard that the Israeli army should not withdraw from Gaza.
The analyst continued his report by writing: Most of the details regarding the security arrangements (in the Trump peace plan) are vague, but it is completely clear that the commanders of the Gaza Strip and the commanders of the southern front of the Israeli army are categorically opposed to the idea of returning behind the Gaza fence and not being present inside the Gaza Strip.
Yossi Yehoshua continued his report by speaking with field officers, and it seemed as if they were tired of the war in Gaza and its protracted nature. According to Yossi Yehoshua, among the field command ranks, some officers emphasized that this would not happen (and that if the Israeli army issued an order to withdraw from Gaza, it would carry out this order), and that the Israeli army knew how to deploy and defend itself at any point the political ranks ordered it to do so.