In their coverage of the war on the Gaza Strip, international newspapers and websites touched on the repercussions of the Israeli insistence on launching a military operation in Rafah, south of the Strip, and the criticism directed internally at the Israeli government due to the failures it suffered in managing the war.
The New York Times wrote in a report that the Rafah operation is pushing Gaza residents into areas suffering from a severe shortage of aid and medical care. The report is based on satellite images that show an area already crowded and constantly exposed to air strikes, the same area that Israel says is humanitarian, according to what the American newspaper says.
United Nations officials told The Guardian newspaper that their warehouses in two-thirds of the southern territory of the Gaza Strip are empty of aid and tents at a time when the need for them is increasing, and that “obtaining new supplies does not seem possible in light of the continued closure of land crossings and the escalation of the pace of Israeli attacks.” .
In terms of political conflicts within Israel, The Times of Israel published an article that believes that Israel’s salvation lies in the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his call for prior elections.
The newspaper added: “In addition, he – that is, Netanyahu – risks further failures by refusing to discuss a strategy for governing Gaza, which leaves the army mired in an endless conflict… As for his government’s policy of managing aid, it is indefensible, as it has confused Israel’s allies and at times Others isolated them from it.”
In the same context, the Washington Post published an article in which it said: “Netanyahu’s insistence on refusing to discuss the post-war plan in Gaza has become a source of irritation for American and Arab officials.” Writer Ishaan Tharoor pointed out that the issue also raises concerns for the security leadership in Israel. However, the author of the article adds, the war is continuing the way Netanyahu seems to want it.
The decline in American perception of Israel
In an article by Mario del Piero, the French newspaper Le Monde highlights what he considers the decline in the United States’ view of Israel as a stabilizing factor, noting that the shift towards the far right in Israel was a decisive factor in alienating a sector of Americans towards Israel, in addition to other factors. Others are linked to the settlement policy in the West Bank, the disproportionate use of force, and the rejection of the two-state solution, says the writer, who is a history researcher.
On another topic, Haaretz newspaper published an article by Walid Al-Omari, director of Al-Jazeera’s office in Ramallah, in which he said, “Netanyahu wanted his decision to ban Al-Jazeera in Israel to make only his voice heard,” adding that the Netanyahu government’s decision is dangerous and anti-democratic, but he will not stop coverage. Tel Aviv Tribune for the war in Gaza.
