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International newspapers and websites focused in articles and reports on the repercussions of the ongoing Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip, and on the conflicts within the Israeli government, as well as the involvement of French nationals in war crimes in Gaza.
The Wall Street Journal wrote that the repeated raids in Gaza, and the return of fighting in parts of the Strip that Israeli forces had previously claimed to have tight control over, are an indication of an endless war.
In the British Guardian, an article warns against falling into what it calls the trap of becoming accustomed to the scenes of tragedy in the Gaza Strip and considering them normal, because this habituation - as the article adds - is another danger added to the great dangers threatening the residents of Gaza.
Nisreen Malik says in her article that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stood at the United Nations to denounce the practices of the Russians in Ukraine, and described the practices as abnormal, adding, “What is happening in Gaza is also not normal, but you will not hear it from Blinken.”
In Haaretz, Anshel Pfeffer wrote that one of the goals of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant is to orchestrate the overthrow of the government coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, not against the background of the issue of recruiting religious people, but because of the absence of any practical plans for war in the Gaza Strip.
The writer explained that Gallant's troubles with the government are not limited only to the issue of religious people and will not end with legislation forcing them to enlist in the military.
In turn, the Financial Times shed light on the history of exempting ultra-Orthodox Jews from compulsory conscription in the army, and how it gradually turned into a threat to the government coalition led by Netanyahu.
The newspaper adds that the exemption for religious people was established by David Ben-Gurion in 1948 as part of a consensus deal with their representatives at the time, but it was consolidated due to the growing number of this social group, becoming a political, social and constitutional dilemma.
On the other hand, the "Media Part" website indicated, "The involvement of those with French nationality who are fighting in the Israeli army in war crimes has become more clear."
The website refers to a video clip filmed by a French-speaking soldier that spread on social media, showing insulting Palestinian detainees after torturing them. It then points to calls within France to prosecute those proven to be involved, as long as French law allows this.
Source: Al Jazeera