Why were the Zionists forced to withdraw their ground forces?
Serious signs of the defeat of the Israeli ground forces from the resistance forces are being revealed; The incident, along with internal, regional, and international pressures, has forced Tel Aviv to change tactics in the battle.
In the last 2 days, the media and authorities of the Zionist regime have shown serious signs of a change in the situation and the verge of failure by publishing news about the future of Palestine. The media of this regime claimed that the army was planning to stop the ground operations to reduce the ground forces and give rest to the reserve forces, and called this withdrawal the third phase of the operation. Also, the Zionists have emphasized that they will create a buffer zone to deal with Hamas, and all these cases are proof of the regime’s failure to achieve its goals from operations against the Gaza Strip.
At the same time, a political official of the Zionist regime has announced that this regime has presented a new plan in the field of the exchange of prisoners through Qatar, in which important concessions have been proposed to the other side. While Israel is talking about the new plan for the release of prisoners of war and the priority of releasing the hostages over the destruction of Hamas, the destruction of Hamas was the priority of this regime.
These are signs of the retreat of the Zionist regime, while until a week ago, the authorities of this regime, especially Benjamin Netanyahu, were seriously emphasizing the continuation of ground operations until the destruction of Hamas and the occupation of Gaza. It seems that the intersection of these issues shows that there have been serious changes based on Tel Aviv’s change of position; But the main question is, what is the root of this peaceful change of position, the antecedents of which have been revealed?
During the last 48 hours, 14 Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza, and in recent days, according to media reports, the Zionists suffered the highest casualties, mainly in Jabalia, Shujaiyeh, and Khan Yunis. The Zionists, who have been fighting since October 28 in the four axes of the northwest (Beit Lahia), northeast (Hajar al-Dik), east (Beit Hanoun), and south (Khan Yunus), have killed nearly 140 and injured 800 during 56 days of ground battle.
The second major reason is the high cost of the Gaza war, which has affected the weak and foreign-dependent economy of the Zionist regime. The high costs of ground operations, which are estimated at 50 million dollars per day, have aggravated the budget deficit in Israel and, in addition, have prevented the continuation of the foreign capital war, which will have a strong impact on the regime in terms of employment.
The political consequences of the continuation of the war, especially after the death of 3 Israeli prisoners of war by the army forces of this regime, have narrowed the internal space for Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet. The pressure of public opinion for the release of prisoners has increased, and this is even though after 80 days, not only Hamas has not been destroyed, but rocket attacks from Gaza are continuing.
In the international arena, after the one-week ceasefire, the number of street protests in the cities of the world decreased and public opinion’s attention to the unbridled slaughter of the people of Gaza decreased. However, there are still serious and unprecedented criticisms against Israel, the last of which was the anti-war demonstration in Los Angeles, America. The Western authorities also raised serious criticisms against Israel regarding the continuation of the war, which was symbolized by the article last week by the British and German foreign ministers about the need to stop the war.
The recent visit of Pentagon commander Lloyd Austin to the occupied territories can be evaluated in this regard, and observers emphasize that he went to Tel Aviv to persuade the Zionists to abandon the current strategy based on the complete occupation of Gaza. This American official is trying to make the Zionists switch to limited and targeted operations instead of extensive bombings and land occupation.