Occupied Jerusalem- In a defeated media scene that lacked the contents of “victory,” “accomplishment,” or even expressions of contentment, the Israeli media topped the headlines of reports and analyzes that reflected feelings of fear and concerns about the truce process with Hamas and the days of liberating Israeli detainees, which were described as “difficult.”
The headlines and contents of the major Israeli newspapers published on Thursday reflected the state of nervousness and concerns that Israeli society is experiencing, as they devoted their internal pages to analyzes and reports reviewing the state of uncertainty regarding the truce and the first phase of the exchange deal, without describing the deal as an “accomplishment,” as some analyzes considered it That Israel tastes “the taste of loss.”
In an attempt to reduce the bitterness of the “truce and the deal,” Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper chose the headline “We are waiting for them…the families of the detainees expect good news,” as the Israeli writer Ben Dror Yemini addressed, in an article in the newspaper, the mixed feelings of the Israelis, saying, “There is no place for joy. And certainly after the surprise attack on October 7th.”
There is no room for joy
In reference to the sadness in Israeli society over not liberating all 240 detainees at once, Yamini added, “There is no place for joy as long as there are hostages in Gaza… There is no place for joy as long as Hamas is able to confront the Israeli army militarily and fire rockets… We have reached a partial deal.” It leaves a lot of questions.”
Indicating many questions regarding the truce, the deal, and the continuation of the war in the future, the newspaper “Haaretz” said in its headline, “They are exploiting time…the liberation of detained children and women will not happen before Friday.”
The newspaper indicated in its analyzes and articles that the truce and the deal are in the interest of Hamas, which is exploiting the time to rearrange its forces and prepare for future combat rounds, without any horizon for Israel in everything related to the release of all Israeli detainees as part of future deals.
The same content was chosen by the newspaper “Israel Hayom” in its headline, “Postponed for a day… We await your return..”, without highlighting in its internal pages the manifestations of joy from the deal or any “achievement” of military science.
The newspaper included analyzes and warnings about the consequences of Hamas’s attempt to put the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip in the face of challenges that might lead to a ceasefire agreement and obstruct the exchange deal, according to estimates by the newspaper’s military analyst, Yoav Limor.
Limor suggested that the Israeli army will be required to expand the scope of ground battles and its attacks after the ceasefire days expire, and he believes that Israeli society will continue to support military operations in Gaza as long as there are Israeli detainees and hostages held by Hamas, which will rearrange its cards and mobilize its forces during the truce.
Hamas goals
Israeli estimates and analyzes unanimously agreed that the main goal of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, in the temporary truce was to take advantage of the time and breathe a sigh of relief after more than 40 days of violent Israeli attacks, rearrange the papers, organize the armed factions, and prepare and prepare for a possible continuation of the conflict, in the hope of delaying the ground battles as much as possible. .
The Israelis’ military analyzes indicated that it is doubtful whether Hamas expected such a collapse in the Israeli defense line in the face of the surprise attack on October 7. The success and achievement achieved by Hamas in the “Al-Aqsa Flood” left a large amount of bargaining chips. According to the National Security Research Center of Tel Aviv University.
But the Hamas movement, despite the successes and achievements, from the Israeli point of view, according to the website of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, is also paying the price of the Israeli army attack, the ground invasion of northern Gaza, the mass forced displacement imposed by the Israeli army on the residents of the northern Gaza Strip, and the almost complete destruction of Gaza City. , buildings and infrastructure in the northern sector.
Israel’s fears
According to the newspaper “Haaretz”, there are fears of the possibility of causing potential harm and targeting Israeli ground forces during the ceasefire, in a way that would also lead to the collapse of the truce and prevent the continued release of detainees, especially if Hamas is able to reorganize and mobilize its forces to the north. Restoration of damaged command and control headquarters.
Analyzes and estimates asked: What will happen after a week? Will Israel renew its fire when Sinwar’s promise to try to save more Israeli children is at stake?
Israeli estimates indicate that it is certain that most of the international community will pressure Israel for a long-term ceasefire, in exchange for promises of more exchange deals in the future.
The analyzes and articles dealt with the differences and discrepancies in the Israeli positions regarding the “truce and deal,” which revolved around risk assessment, deliberations, and the repercussions of the ceasefire issue on the conduct of the war and ground battles in the Gaza Strip, at a time when Sinwar is still living according to the concept of combat rounds.
Difficult days await the Israelis
Under the title, “The release of detainees will not lead to overwhelming joy… nervous days await us,” Amos Harel, a military analyst in Haaretz newspaper, wrote an article summarizing the reality that Israeli society is experiencing in light of the war on Gaza and the uncertainty regarding the fate and future of Israeli detainees held by Hamas. In the Gaza Strip.
The Israelis now have a few nerve-wracking days ahead of them. Perhaps there will not be a surge of joy in Israel, says Harel, “as happened after the controversial Shalit deal. The detainees lived through a difficult period during the surprise attack and the Israeli war on Gaza, and many of them will leave their family members hostage in the hell of Gaza.” “.
On the eve of the temporary truce and the exchange deal, the military analyst believes that the public sentiment and atmosphere in Israel oscillates between the desire to destroy Hamas’ rule in Gaza and the demand for the release of all Israeli detainees in the Strip, and this was not achieved through the humanitarian truce and the initial prisoner exchange deal.
Harel pointed out that the Israeli government reluctantly, without consensus, and amid varying positions and disagreements regarding the temporary ceasefire, approved the first phase of the exchange deal, which initially guarantees the release of 50 kidnapped Israeli women and children, but it does not commit to releasing all women and children.
Limited operations
In this regard, the military analyst believes that the resumption of military action will be limited in the northern Gaza Strip, where most of the Hamas brigades were damaged, while concentrating a major ground military effort in the southern Gaza Strip, which will have more difficult conditions, due to the massive population density.
From the point of view of the military analyst, Al-Sinwar, who considers that the current war is also a continuation of the rounds of fighting that Hamas fought with Israel in the past, achieved a crushing victory in the battle of “Al-Aqsa Flood” on October 7 last.
Harel says that he is “the new Saladin, the victor over the Crusaders today,” and this is the theory and doctrine that does not change among Sinwar and Hamas regardless of the results of the war.
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2023-11-23 17:40:39
