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International newspapers and websites raised in analyzes and reports questions about the Israeli army’s decision to withdraw its forces from the southern Gaza Strip, and some of them focused on the situation in Gaza and what the next six months portend, stressing the need for the West to intensify its pressure on Israel to stop the war now.
According to the New York Times, the Israeli army's decision to withdraw its forces from southern Gaza raises questions about its upcoming war plans, and it reported that fighters from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) have returned to areas that Israel previously claimed to have tight control.
The newspaper said that the decision to withdraw baffled even senior officials in the White House, such as John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council.
Yesterday, the occupation army announced the withdrawal of its forces from the southern Gaza Strip, including Khan Yunis, after months of violent battles with the Palestinian resistance, which led to widespread destruction in the region.
In an analysis, Haaretz pointed to the possibilities that may be behind the decision to withdraw from southern Gaza, including what is linked to an imminent deal with Hamas, adding that there are other explanations, including: “The withdrawal paves the way for a major operation in Rafah, and there is also a possibility that the withdrawal aims only To prolong the war, to serve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal accounts.”
As for the Jerusalem Post, it described the withdrawal from southern Gaza as amazing, and in turn asked: “Is it a response to American pressure or a shift regarding the hostages?” The newspaper said, "Israel will now need either a new strategy or to make greater concessions to Hamas to recover more hostages."
On the other hand, an editorial in the British Independent warned that “the situation in Gaza warns that the next six months will be as bleak for the Palestinians as the previous months were,” which, according to the newspaper, requires the West to intensify its pressure on the Israeli Prime Minister to force him to stop the war now.
The newspaper added: "The beginning must be by reducing arms sales to Israel." She believed that opportunities for peace were still possible despite the region's history being full of wars.
The French website Mediapart highlighted the difficulties faced by human rights organizations in documenting Israeli war crimes in Gaza, and since the Strip is closed to the world, documentation is done remotely.
As for the Palestinian activists on the ground, they are astonished by the scale of the destruction and the magnitude of the human losses caused by the Israeli army, according to the site, which quotes one of them as saying that they have lost all ability to work and document, unlike previous wars on Gaza.
Source: Al Jazeera