‘Enough’ war, says former Israeli minister
Yossi Beilin, Israel’s former justice minister, says terrible things have been done during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and more war is not the answer.
“I’m all for an end to the war on Gaza. You’re talking to the person who initiated the Oslo process because I thought the Palestinians have the right of self-determination, and that the two-state solution is the only solution for both sides,” he told Al Jazeera.
“I recognise the suffering of the Palestinians as I recognise our own suffering. We are both victims and we have to put an end to it. We are stupid enough to shoot at our own future and continue the ongoing conflict forever. Enough.”
Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely during Biden’s term: Report
US officials now believe a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is not expected before the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The newspaper cited top-level officials in the White House, State Department and Pentagon without naming them.
Washington has previously said 90 percent of a truce and captive exchange deal had been reached, but “gaps” remained over Israel’s presence in the Philadelphi Corridor on Gaza’s border with Egypt and over Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
It will never happen as long as the US keeps funding and providing diplomatic cover for the genocide.
Israeli rhetoric on Hezbollah ‘shifting’ amid ‘all talk’ accusations
Rest assured the entire security apparatus in Israel watched Hassan Nasrallah’s speech quite closely, as they often do whenever he does have some sort of a televised address.
It’s worth mentioning how Israeli media read into Nasrallah’s speech – saying he has essentially accepted a defeat, he acknowledged this was a “severe blow”, and he’s realising the tides are turning.
This is how the Israelis are looking at it. This is according to anonymous officials in Israel who often want to boast about large achievements and any sort of other plans they have.
However, there are a lot of people in Israel who say the military and politicians alike are “all talk” – meaning all of this could just be a sort of deterrent that Israel is trying to use, and there isn’t some sort of larger plan. But nonetheless, the tides are shifting when it comes to the rhetoric Israeli officials are using.
Israel, Hezbollah trade fire following Nasrallah’s speech
Hezbollah has carried out at least 17 attacks across the border into northern Israel, targeting various military posts. The latest statement by the group claims these attacks will continue, most likely into Friday morning.
On the Israeli side, at least 70 Israeli air strikes have hit various Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon.
While this continues along the border in the south, a much-anticipated speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is being viewed here as something that people were expecting more from.
The secretary-general did not lay out a clear vision as to how the group would respond to the so-called act of terrorism carried out by Israel, when electronic devices exploded across Lebanon, injuring thousands of people.
What is clear is that the general population, at least in the capital Beirut, are really looking forward to a way out of this conflict, but Hezbollah is adamant that there is no way out until there is a ceasefire reached in Gaza.
