Fighting On Suits Hamas And Israel's Leaders
Hamas needs the war to reinvigorate its fortunes in Gaza, while Israel's PM has staked his political future on the conflict.
新聞背景:
以色列總理內塔尼亞胡表示,以色列必須做好對加沙地帶長期作戰(zhàn)的準備,他并在當天以色列國防部舉行的新聞發(fā)布會上稱,“我們必須為對加沙持續(xù)作戰(zhàn)做好準備,只有勇于殺害以色列平民的秘密地道被全部摧毀,這場戰(zhàn)事才會停止。
巴勒斯坦解放組織表示,巴勒斯坦所有派別已達成一致,同意在加沙地帶實行為期24小時的人道主義停火,不過這一提議遭到了哈馬斯的否認。哈馬斯發(fā)言人組合里在一份聲明中表示,只有在國際有關方面擔保以色列遵守執(zhí)行停火的前提下,哈馬斯才會愿意執(zhí)行這一人道主義停火。
在聯(lián)合國以及西方國家的協(xié)調下,哈馬斯同以色列政府曾在7月26日進行了為期12小時的短暫停火,但此后雙方并未達成協(xié)議,輪流上演幾次單邊停火后,沖擊繼續(xù)在蔓延。
For three weeks it has been raining bombs, now this, leaflets, asking Gazans to spy on Hamas for Israel, they are not impressed, but it's clear that amid international calls for a ceasefire, neither side has plans that yet include an end to violence, since the start of the operation, Benjamin Nitanyaha has staked all on putting an end to the threat posed by Hamas, his political survival depends on success.
Benjamin Nitanyahu knows that he will be facing almost certain defeat at the polls in the next election if he isn't perceived to have finished the job.
Hamas meanwhile continues to issue dire threats, Mohammed Deif, the military leader released this statement from hiding. In this round the occupying entity will not enjoy security unless our people living in freedom and dignity, there will be no ceasefire before the Israeli aggression is stopped, and the blockade is lifted, we will not accept interim solutions which are not benefiting our people.
Hamas released a video of its latest attack on Israeli troops inside Israel, one in which five soldiers were killed, but it's Gaza civilians who are paying the heaviest price for this intransigence, the scale of the tunnel threat means that Israel appears set on widening the offensive in Gaza.
The government has set the target for the situation very clearly, and they are obviously to stop that rocket firing into Israel, the thousands of rockets which are terrorizing Israeli civilians, 5 million Israeli running into shelters every time Hamas fires rockets at them, of course the terror tunnels are absolutely crucial.
Egypt has offered to mediate a ceasefire, but there is no sign of anyone booking flights to Cairo for talks, the only option is to pray for peace, and that for now looks like a forlorn hope.