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Although it was declared that Israel would enter Gaza militarily after 12 days, no such operation has been undertaken. The question that arises is: Why did the Israeli army withdraw?
What to do now: Start the ground invasion or continue the bombing?
This is the dilemma that the Israeli command is facing after the October 7 massacre. Initially, it seemed that one of the most powerful operations would be undertaken to eliminate once and for all the military and political apparatus of Hamas in Gaza, but the operation has not started.
And it is suspected that the Americans got in the middle, since the American intelligence is not sure about what this operation could bring. And Biden's visit to Israel confirmed the White House's choice to invite the Israeli prime minister and his cabinet to be cautious and not rush the attack.
Now the same military spokesmen in Tel Aviv are repeating that "several options remain on the table."
" We are preparing for the next stages of the war. We have not said what they will be. Everyone is talking about the ground offensive. It could be something different ," one of them, Richard Hecht, told reporters on Tuesday. Yesterday in the circles of the Ministry of Defense and government spokesmen it was said that silence should reign for the time being. " If journalists ask about the ground offensive, answer without comment ," was the instruction.
Going to the areas near the Gaza Strip to visit one of the places where the batteries of the famous Iron Dome dome (the Israeli anti-missile system) are located, we talked to Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner, the head of the information service, who "twisted". " It was the media and commentators who emphasized that we would enter Gaza. We in the military have never officially specified this. But the situation remains extremely dynamic. We need time to assess it and act accordingly ," he said.
However, at least two elements appear to influence Israeli determination to put "boots on the ground." The first is the fate of the 200 hostages held by Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants. An issue that for the government is getting bigger by the hour and with the families of the hostages demanding the opening of negotiations with the very organizations that Israel still says it wants to destroy. A second factor is the issue of the approximately 360,000 called up reservists. Like all other conflicts of the past, the specter of economic crisis now arises. How long can Israel afford to cripple large parts of the workforce? The government must decide quickly whether to use the reservists for the attack or send them home. / Adapted "Pamphlet" from "Corriere Della Sera"
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