Israeli media reported in the context of their follow-up of the war on Gaza stripThe controversy surrounding the deterioration of relations between the Prime Minister of the occupation Benjamin Netanyahu The American administration highlighted a possible escalation on the northern front with Lebanese Hezbollah.
Israeli Channel 13 quoted correspondent Moria Israf Wahlberg about the recent circumstances of the tension between the Netanyahu government and the American administration, and indicated that two phone calls took place between officials from both sides that discussed the latest developments in the situation and the reservations of the American side, including the number of civilian deaths in Gaza.
She pointed out that these telephone disputes come in light of major and very clear differences between the two parties Israel AndUnited State It reached its peak in recent weeks around the day after the war in Gaza, and around other issues, noting that the recent visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to Israel witnessed very tense meetings with officials.
In another context, the channel quoted other analysts who strongly criticized the instructions of the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir The new attack on police officers, in which he incited them to shoot “terrorists” (Palestinians), even if they did not pose a danger, and that he would provide cover for them if they did so.
An Israeli analyst stressed that no minister has the right to specify shooting instructions, or give them special interpretations, stressing that he cannot provide cover for those who carry out his instructions, and that police officers must realize this.
Burning North
Channel 14 reported on the escalation of the situation on the northern front, and monitored signs of the possibility of a broader war breaking out with… Hizb allah In this context, the Lebanese Army quoted the statements of the Chief of Staff of the occupation army, Herzi Halevyin which he confirmed the increasing possibility of war occurring in the coming months.
Halevy added, “I can tell you that we will start it with a lot of superiority and victory and with high self-confidence for us and low for them. We have a lot of experience, capabilities and surprises that create more progress. What remains is training seriously and with a high fighting spirit, and when the situation calls for it, we will advance with full force.” .
The channel quoted the head of the Margaliot settlement council, Eitan Davidi, commenting on these statements, saying, “We are exposed to attacks every day and every hour. They say we are under attack. They say we are in a state of war, but we do not respond. Present the matter to us frankly and as it is.”
He added, “I thought that when one missile fell in the State of Israel on Margaliot, Kfar Yuval, or Kiryat Shmona, the ground would shake under Beirut… Margaliot's status is the same as Tel Aviv's, and targeting Margaliot cannot be acceptable (…) We have understood that we are not the same.” “Important here in the north, we can be abandoned.”
Meanwhile, Channel 11 quoted an Israeli army officer working in the north as saying, “We must understand that we have been here for more than 100 days carrying out major defensive missions… What we must do first is to ensure the return of all the residents of the north… We are working to achieve “This is done through defensive means, and we are also preparing for attack.”