Finally abandoned by the military? Netanyahu could not even be a bare-bones commander and spoke out to denounce the Ministry of Defense

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2024-06-18 06:56Published in Henan Senior Military Media Editor-in-Chief

Finally abandoned by the military? Netanyahu could not even be a bare-bones commander and spoke out to denounce the Ministry of Defense

It is reported that a few days ago, there were frictions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army and opposition cabinet. Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's wartime cabinet, announced his withdrawal from the emergency coalition government and called for early elections. The two men were at odds because of their conflicting interests, and Gantz was a supporter of the "American line" who called for early elections in his speech after quitting the wartime cabinet. All in all, the opposition leader strongly demanded that Netanyahu "set a unanimously agreed election date, and his order to continue the offensive against Gaza was also criticized."

The message mentions that Netanyahu gave an order to the Israeli army to continue the offensive, but the situation did not go well. On the 15th of this month, an Israeli armored convoy was heading towards a building controlled by the Israeli army, when one of the armored vehicles suddenly exploded, killing all eight soldiers in the vehicle. After the incident, Hamas's "Qassam Brigade declared responsible for the matter", and then ignored the government's request, the Israeli military took action, starting from the 15th local time near a material delivery route in southern Gaza "local tactical suspension of military activities", it is reported that the military is too large to bear the losses, so it has to take a temporary truce to stabilize the morale of the army.

On the 16th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fiercely criticized the move. He announced that a "tactical pause" was unacceptable and that Israel would continue its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. He claimed that the government had not asked anyone to stop the military operations, and naturally he did not know why the officers had done so. In short, the military operation in Rafah ordered by Israel to continue as planned. In addition, the far-right cabinet has also threatened the military, saying that the Israeli army is now engaged in a "frenzied operation" and urging them to stop it.

Analysts say that the coalition government has just collapsed, and now that the military is refusing to do what it is told, Israel is in a complete crisis. This reflects growing tensions and public divisions among members of Israel's wartime leadership, with Israel's offensive orders increasingly unpopular. Moreover, the Israeli government's "directives" seem to some to be blind, as was the case in this case, which led to the death of many people. Gantz's departure and the climate in the defense sector will make Netanyahu dependent on ultra-nationalist parties, and it is not uncommon for the Israeli government to spiral out of control in the future, after all, they have reached this point.

It is also worth mentioning that the IDF soon issued a statement saying that the fighting in Rafah and its environs would not stop. CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter, said it was not yet known why the military acted on its own. No one has ever explained why the Israeli army is disobedient, but this is what the United States wants to see. "Israel now needs to face not only the ongoing war campaign, but also the condemnation of the international community, and at the same time, the internal political division is no longer an undercurrent, and it is only a matter of time before the cabinet established by Israel in response to the war campaign collapses," he commented. ”

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