Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday The New York Times The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are running low on ammunition and are ready to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that would allow Hamas to survive.
of Times report:
Israel’s top commanders want to initiate a ceasefire in Gaza even if Hamas remains in power for the time being, but a rift is widening between the military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has opposed a ceasefire that would allow Hamas to survive the war.
The generals believe a ceasefire is the best way to secure the release of about 120 Israelis, dead or alive, still being held in Gaza, according to interviews with six current and former security officials.
Ill-equipped for further fighting after Israel’s longest war in decades, the generals believe their forces need time to recuperate in case a ground battle breaks out with Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which has been fighting Israel on a smaller scale since October, multiple officials said.
The source of this article is anonymous, but it is true that the Biden administration is withholding arms and ammunition from Israel, despite congressional authorization. This fact came to light last week when Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly criticized the Biden administration for withholding weapons that Israel needs.
The statement said: Times According to the report, Prime Minister Netanyahu said:
Anonymous sources told The New York Times that Israel is prepared to end the war before all of its objectives are achieved.
I don’t know who these anonymous sources are, but I’m here to state clearly: this will not happen. The war will end when Israel achieves all of its objectives, including the destruction of Hamas and the release of all hostages.
The government has directed the IDF to achieve these war objectives, and the IDF has all the tools to accomplish it. We will not succumb to the winds of defeatism, either in The New York Times or anywhere else. We are inspired by a spirit of victory.
Israeli forces have nearly completed an operation to eliminate Hamas’ last four battalions in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, but there are still hundreds of miles of underground tunnels believed to be hiding Hamas leaders, as well as more than 100 Israeli hostages, dead or alive, and the terror group’s remaining ammunition.
The Israeli military is strong and effective, but conservative critics say it is led by generals who take their orders from the Biden administration, which is also trying to encourage Netanyahu’s civilian opponents to oust him.
