While the Israeli army has approved the new military plans for the ground operation in Rafah – given as “imminent” – the Tel Aviv raids continue in the city in the south of the Gaza Strip: at least 27 Palestinians have been killed, including many children and women, in the night attacks in Rafah and Gaza City, second […]
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While the Israeli army approved the new military plans for the ground operation a Rafah – given as “imminent” – in the city in the south of the Gaza Strip the raid from Tel Aviv: at least 27 Palestinians They were killedincluding many children And womenin the overnight attacks in Rafah and Gaza City, according to reports Al Jazeera. Intact Joe Bidenin a phone call with the Israeli prime minister, he reiterated “the unwavering American support for Israel’s security” but also “his own clear position” on Rafah. Benjamin Netanyahuhowever, it is a lot worried: according to rumors, there is a risk of one in the next few days arrest request from the International Criminal Court. An arrest warrant that risks hitting not only the prime minister but also the defense minister Yoav Gallant and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Herzi Halevi.
The charge that could be contested is that of crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians. According to reports from various Israeli media, Netanyahu seriously fears the decision of the Hague Tribunal, so much so that he is currently conducting a “relentless telephone pressure” on the United States for the Biden administration to help him avoid a international arrest warrant in his regards. The United States is conducting “a desperate diplomatic effort“, the media reports. On the news site Wallaanalyst Ben Caspit writes that Netanyahu is “under unusual stress” because of the prospect of an arrest warrant against him, which would represent a serious deterioration in Israel’s international status.
The Israeli government is, therefore, in great turmoil, so much so that the foreign minister Israel Katz gave instructions to all embassies Israeli in the world “to prepare immediately for a wave of serious anti-Semitism, anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli outbreaks”. The ministry itself made this known, justifying the provision “given the rumors about the possibility that the International Criminal Court will issue arrest warrants against senior Israeli political and military officials”. Katz, however, hoped that the ICC would not issue “arrest warrants”. “There is nothing more distorted – he added – than trying to prevent Israel from defending itself from a murderous enemy that openly calls for the destruction of our state”. “If the warrants are issued – he denounced – they will damage the commanders and soldiers of the IDF and will give a boost to the terrorist organization Hamas and to the axis of radical Islam led byIran against which we are fighting.”
Meanwhile, on the diplomatic front, the Hamas politburo official, Izzat al-Risheqdenied anonymous sources from the terrorist organization that on Sunday evening at Afp they reported that they had not encountered any major problems with the latest truce proposal. In a statement, taken from Haaretzal-Risheq clarified that “the proposal is still under study“. The Israeli army, however, has approved new military plans for the continuation of the war in southern Gaza, which now await only the definitive green light by the Security Cabinet chaired by Netanyahu. “It’s a matter of days”, warned the president of the PNA, Abu Mazen, relaunching the appeal to the USA – “the only country capable of doing it” – to stop the operation in the Palestinian city close to Egypt. To try to find an agreement, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinkenarrived at Riad on a new tour that will also take him back to Israel on Tuesday. If white smoke from the Islamic faction arrives from Cairo – where negotiations are underway, upon arrival in Israel, Blinken will have to deal with Netanyahu, Minister Gantz and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to put together the final details of the puzzle.
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