Tel Aviv Unable To Destroy Hamas After US ‘Turned Its Back’: Report

As intelligence officials admit that the Palestinian resistance is unlikely to be stomped out, members of the country's ruling party are saying Tel Aviv has failed to achieve nearly all its goals in Gaza after six months

Israeli intelligence officials told The Telegraph that the government's stated goal to “eradicate Hamas” in the Gaza Strip has become unachievable after the US “turned its back" on Tel Aviv by abstaining during a UN Security Council (UNSC) vote earlier this week.

“If you’d asked me this a month ago, I would definitely say yes [we can eliminate Hamas] because, at that time, the Americans were backing Israel,” an Israeli intelligence official told the British daily, reportedly suggesting this assessment “had now changed.”

“The US doesn’t support going into Rafah, which they did before, so the cards right now are not good, meaning Israel has to do something dramatic and drastic to change the momentum and climate,” the source added, highlighting that “pressure is mounting on Israel to reach some sort of a deal, which means Hamas could survive. Both Hamas and the Iranians are playing on that.”

According to the official, the belief inside the Israeli security apparatus is that Hamas is “focused on surviving until the summer,” when the US election campaign will go into full gear.

Although The Telegraph's sources assert the US has left Israel to wage this battle alone, new reports on western media show that Washington has instead taken a more hands-on approach to plan the looming operation in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city where about 1.5 million Palestinians are taking shelter.

As the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza approaches its sixth month, global pressure has been building on Israel and its western sponsors to stop the bloodshed and allow the entry of humanitarian aid to avert famine.

Nevertheless, Israeli officials maintain that a ground invasion of Rafah is imperative to destroy the “last remaining” Hamas battalions. Despite this assertion, heavy battles between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli army have continued to rage daily in northern and central Gaza.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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