Israeli analysts: Netanyahu is like an ant fighting an elephant, and war is not possible without America

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Israeli analysts and experts criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who they believe is leading Israel towards loss because of his standing in the face of the United States, without whose political and military support the war on the Gaza Strip would not have continued.

Channel 13's military affairs analyst, Alon Ben David, confirmed that the Gaza war taught Israel many things about the capabilities of its army, and that one of the bad things that was revealed was the deep dependence on the United States.

Ben David said that the amount of weapons and ammunition consumed in half a year “is much greater than the estimates of all existing plans on the eve of the war, as the army fired 100,000 artillery shells, about 40,000 shells from the air, and more than 3,000 interceptor air defense missiles, in addition to another long list.” of ammunition.

According to the analyst, no weapon producer in the world can supply Israel with these quantities immediately except the Americans, due to the global demand for ammunition and explosive materials.

Also, the Israeli military industries “are unable to provide these quantities currently and may not be able to do so in the future,” according to Ben David, who said, “The only ones capable of providing us with these quantities are the Americans, and they did so and gave us about 150 cargo planes, 20 ships, and tens of thousands of tons of The equipment that enabled Israel to continue fighting in the south and be prepared in the north (Lebanon front).

He added that the army "keeps large quantities of ammunition and does not use them in anticipation of a large battle on the Lebanon front, but if the Americans stop our support, Israel will be faced with the dilemma of occupying the city of Rafah, south of Gaza, and risking not having enough ammunition for the north, or giving up the battle of Rafah, which means eliminating... The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in order to maintain its readiness in the north.”

In turn, former Chief of Staff Dan Halutz launched a sharp attack on Netanyahu, saying that “had it not been for American support in the Yom Kippur War (October 1973) until its end, Israel would have been in another situation,” adding, “This is the same thing that is happening today, where the United States was The first to stand by Israel, it sent aircraft carriers and a nuclear submarine, and Biden himself came to Tel Aviv.”

Halutz stressed, “From an international, military and political perspective, Israel will face great difficulty in managing its affairs without American support, and this person (Netanyahu) pounced on Biden like someone who found his lost brother and suddenly spat in the well from which he has been drinking for many years. I believe that this is impudence and impoliteness like an ant.” "That threatens Villa, and we will continue to protest."

Bombing the prisoner deal

Regarding the prisoner exchange deal, Channel 13’s political affairs correspondent, Yaron Abraham, said that it was the issue of the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip that remained at the heart of the negotiations, not the issue of the prisoners.

According to Abraham, Israel offered the return of a certain number of displaced people after dividing them into categories and subjecting them to security requirements, which was decisively rejected by the Hamas movement. It requested the abolition of the Israeli military presence between the north and the center and insisted on the return of all displaced people.

According to Abraham, Generals Nitzan Alon (responsible for the prisoners’ file) and Gadi Eisenkot (member of the War Council) expressed their belief that the negotiating team was not granted all powers so that a clear vision could be crystallized that Hamas could accept.

In the same regard, Roi Sharon, military affairs analyst for the Kan channel, confirmed that the collapse of the negotiations “obstructs the Rafah process, which includes one and a half million Palestinians, as it is not possible and incorrect to implement the process,” adding, “The United States and the whole world see that Israel cannot evacuate Rafah of the displaced.” Unless there is a deal."

As for Rafif Drucker, a political analyst on Channel 13, he was more severe, saying that he believes that “the terrible prime minister deliberately blew up the deal because he knew that it might lead to the collapse of his government, and then he preferred to burn everything,” adding, “This is terrible. It is time for all leaders to stop.” adults about the conflicts in closed rooms.

Drucker believes that the time has come for the heads of the Foreign Intelligence Service (Mossad) and the Internal Security Agency (Shin Bet), General Nitzan Alon, and the Ministers of the War Council, Benny Gantz and Eisenkot, to come out publicly against this “cruel and reckless” step.

He concluded by saying that Netanyahu crosses all red lines and that it must be put to an end.

In turn, Amichai Stein, political affairs correspondent for the Kan channel, quoted American political officials as saying that Netanyahu is looking for a battle with Washington, and that “there may be many political and partisan considerations, but he wants to derail things.”

On the other hand, Homeland Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir increased his attack on US President Joe Biden, saying, “He (Biden) prefers narrow partisan interests over an Israeli victory, and I believe that he prefers other interests over our interests, and I believe without a doubt that Donald Trump will be better for Israel.”

Source: Al Jazeera