8/6/2024–|Last updated: 6/8/202401:48 PM (Mecca time)
International newspapers and websites focused in their coverage of the Gaza war on the United Nations decision to include the Israeli army on the blacklist of child killers, on the conflict between Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel, and on what was described as US President Joe Biden’s electoral dilemma.
A report in the Jerusalem Post newspaper said that including Israel on the blacklist linked to violations against children is a “worrying measure for Israel, which fears that including its security forces on the list will affect bilateral defense agreements with member states of the United Nations.” The report does not rule out harm to arms supply agreements to Israel.
In the same context, an article in the newspaper “Haaretz” touched on “the dangers of expanding the scope of the boycott of Israel across the world in the economic field,” indicating that the world’s patience is running out with Israel’s behavior in the war on Gaza, and this is reflected – the newspaper adds – in more serious measures such as Restricting exports and undoing previously planned trade transactions.
The Israeli newspaper added, “While the Israelis bear the repercussions of this situation, the government’s economic and social, as well as diplomatic and security, failures accumulate.”
The Guardian editorial stated that Israel’s international standing is declining day by day and is dragging with it “its ally, the United States,” noting that the Israeli government is committed to continuing the fighting in Gaza until 2025, and some inside Israel can realize how disastrous this is, as the editorial says.
The newspaper “Politico” discussed what it called the US President’s electoral dilemma in reference to the ongoing war in Gaza, and an article published by the newspaper saw, “The only solution for Biden to get out of this impasse is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.”
On the other hand, the New York Times focused on analysts’ expectations regarding the conflict between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah in light of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s threat of stronger moves on the northern front.
The newspaper indicates that some analysts believe that both sides are aware of the consequences of an all-out war on both Israel and Lebanon, while others believe that pressure from Netanyahu’s hard-line partners may push him to launch a broader attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon.