Israel vacillates so far right and the soldiers do not agree on the Gaza strategy

For months, Israel has tried to put pressure on Hamas by threatening both a new major offensive on the ground in Gaza and simultaneously cutting the territory.

On Monday, Israel made a blast, allowing a few food trucks to enter Gaza. And despite the climbing of its rhetoric and its air strikes in Gaza in recent days, the Israeli army had not yet started the long -awaited major advance which would involve thousands of ground troops.

The absence of strategic clarity reflects disagreements in its leadership on the national priorities of Israel.

Under help, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must balance the right -wing political allies who oppose the sending of food to Gaza, and foreign allies – including the Trump administration – which feared that the blockade would lead to famine. The ambiguity on the invasion of the soil reflects Mr. Netanyahu’s need to satisfy the far -right ministers, who put pressure for the complete reoccupation of Gaza, and the best generals of Israel, who believe that such a decision would be difficult to maintain and dangerous for the hostages held in Gaza.

“Netanyahu, as always, prefers to buy time and not decide,” said Daniel B. Shapiro, a former American ambassador to Israel.

“While the far -right ministers in Israel are looking for permanent control of Gaza, the military management has doubts about the sustainability of the permanent occupation, given the concerns concerning the desire of military reservists of the staff over a long -term period, and is worried about the fate of hostages,” said Shapiro, now a stock market of the Atlantic Council, a research group based in Washington.