An American official reveals a shift in Israel’s plans in Gaza.. What will happen?

POSTED ON2023-11-05 BY SOTALIRAQ

[size=52]An American official reveals a shift in Israel’s plans in Gaza.. What will happen?[/size]

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The Biden administration is under pressure regarding the ceasefire. A
senior American official predicted a new phase of the war between Israel and Hamas in the coming days, with the former reducing its air strikes and focusing on a comprehensive ground operation.[/size]
[size=45]The official, who preferred to remain anonymous, told CNN on Friday that the administration of US President Joe Biden expects the Israeli air campaign to witness “a decrease from what we saw,” in addition to “more tactical focus on the ground.”[/size]
[size=45]He added: “The campaign aims to clear the vast network of underground tunnels through which Hamas operates.”[/size]
[size=45]In response to a question about when the Biden administration might feel compelled to call a ceasefire, the official said that “given the scale and nature of Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7, a ceasefire is not appropriate.”[/size]
[size=45]He added: “Ceasefire is not really the word that should be used.”[/size]
[size=45]But the official indicated that the United States calls on Israel to activate the so-called “humanitarian truce,” and that it assures Israel that “even if it has the right to defend itself, it must abide by international humanitarian laws.”[/size]
[size=45]He added: “I believe that the ceasefire depends on the Israelis feeling safe in ensuring that what happened does not happen again.”
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Israel to adopt a humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to violent air strikes for weeks that led to the deaths of thousands of Palestinians.[/size]
[size=45]Blinken told Israeli officials that Israel’s approval of a humanitarian truce “will help Washington ward off the increasing pressure it faces due to its support for the Israeli operation in Gaza,” and “will help Israel gain more time before its comprehensive ground attack” on Gaza.[/size]
[size=45]According to what was reported by the American website “Axios”, the Biden administration supports Israel’s goal of dismantling Hamas’ military capabilities, but it is under increasing pressure from some Democrats in Congress, and its allies and partners in the region, for a ceasefire in Gaza.[/size]
[size=45]Israeli officials say that the issue of a humanitarian truce will be subject to further discussions with the United States, “but they do not believe that anything will change in the next few days,” according to Axios.[/size]
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