International newspapers and websites focused their attention on the escalating field developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially after the recent operation of the occupation army in the northern West Bank.
The American newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, quoted military analysts as saying that the current Israeli operations in the West Bank “pose strategic risks to Israel,” adding, “The Israeli army relies heavily on part-time reserve soldiers who are severely exhausted due to the longest war Israel has fought in Gaza in decades.”
The newspaper pointed out that “the growth of armed Palestinian youth groups and the escalation of settler violence are two factors that complicate Israel’s containment of tensions.”
In turn, an article on the American website “The Hill” saw that the war between Israel and Hezbollah “is inevitable even if it does not break out this week or next week, or even in the next few months.”
The article called on the United States to deal with this scenario as the most likely, to make the necessary preparations, and to study ways to limit the impact of such a war on the entire region.
For his part, the writer for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Dean Teplitsky, said that he decided to leave for Berlin without feeling any shame.
He pointed out that Israeli citizenship is simply not a sufficient guarantee for living in safety in light of the current leadership in Israel that has stripped itself of any responsibility for the future of the country’s youth, according to him.
Continuous targeting
The British newspaper, Financial Times, highlighted Israel’s continued targeting of humanitarian aid convoys, noting that more than 100 UNRWA employees were killed as a result of Israeli bombing.
The newspaper quoted the Executive Director of the World Food Program, Cindy McCain, as saying, “This is completely unacceptable. We have repeatedly called for the establishment of an effective aid system in Gaza, but our efforts have failed.”
In a related context, the British newspaper The Guardian indicated that relief agencies must reach 90% of children under the age of ten in the Gaza Strip, estimated at 640,000 children, to stop the spread of polio.
She pointed out that this seems very difficult due to the increasing evacuation orders by the Israeli army for Palestinians, which leads to them being crammed into very tight spaces.
The newspaper quoted UNRWA spokeswoman Juliette Touma as saying, “Planning is essential to any successful humanitarian operation, and it is almost non-existent in Gaza.”
Founder of Telegram
Away from the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal said that the Russian military fears for its secrets after the French authorities arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov.
She pointed out that the Telegram application has become a very important communication tool for Russian forces during the war in Ukraine, noting that the Russians chose Telegram because it is based in the UAE, which maintains good relations with Moscow, and they see it as more resistant to Western intelligence.
Source : American press + Israeli press + British press