In the Gaza Strip, Israel clearly has the upper hand in its military campaign against Hamas. But in the wider arena of international opinion, that putative victory is increasingly starting to resemble a defeat.
It’s a startling reversal for Israel, which had near-universal support in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Analysts say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has squandered nearly all of that goodwill – and aggravated key allies, including the United States – by refusing to lay out a postwar plan for the governance of Gaza, which most of the international community believes should be made part of a future Palestinian state.
Israel can only ignore the outside world.
Israel has found 70 tunnels in Rafah so far, 50 of which cross the border into Egypt.
That's what Egypt was hiding. These tunnels were used to smuggle arms and ammunition to Gaza. Mystery solved. No wonder Egypt and Joe Biden were against Rafah invasion.
One can speculate that…
— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) May 17, 2024
h/t Mauser
