Israeli and global newspapers have focused on the likelihood of the imminent end to the war waged by Israel on the Gaza Strip, pointing out that its military has only succeeded in slaughtering civilians and destroying their infrastructure.
In the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, prominent journalist Nahum Barnea predicted an imminent end to the intensive phase of the war, stating that the battle of Khan Younis may be one of the last violent rounds before the war shifts to a less severe stage.
Barnea mentioned that recent reports indicate that the northern gates of Gaza Strip have "not been cleared yet", and fighters are emerging from the tunnels and demolished buildings to ambush soldiers.
The military "feels the end is near and is trying to reinforce its achievements before a ceasefire is declared," according to Barnea.
The American magazine The Intercept noted that Israel succeeds in slaughtering civilians and destroying their infrastructure in Gaza, indicating that the ground attack against Hamas "is turning into a quagmire for Israel."
The magazine added that both President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu know that things are not going well militarily, "but they dare not say so publicly."
The Intercept emphasized that "Israel, a nuclear state equipped with modern weaponry and fully supported by the strongest country in the world, is fiercely trying to achieve a tactical victory over Hamas."
Israel Must Accept the Truth
In The Guardian, Paul Rogers, an academic specializing in peace studies, wrote that Israel is losing the war against Hamas, "but Netanyahu and his government will never admit it."
Rogers asserted that the Israeli narrative claimed Hamas was weakening, but in reality, it is the doctrine of overwhelming force adopted by the Israeli military that is failing.
In Foreign Affairs, Daniel Byman concluded from his research trip to Tel Aviv that Israel’s strategy in Gaza is confused and that the time has arrived for difficult decisions to be made there.
After outlining the manifestations of Israeli failure, the writer concluded that Israel must accept the truth, and its leaders need to make tough choices regarding the priorities they can set and those they must set aside.
In this context, Gil Jacobs wrote in Jerusalem Post that those who care about Israel and are committed to its prosperity should advocate for ending the war in Gaza through negotiation.
Jacobs considered that doing so "may be the most pro-Israel, indeed the most Jewish stance one can take."
One of the Largest Bombing Operations in History
An analysis conducted by experts, based on satellite images captured of Gaza City and Khan Younis for the Financial Times, revealed that the Israeli military "carried out one of the largest bombing campaigns in history on the besieged enclave."
According to the analysis, the images clearly showed that the attack resulted in 75% of the buildings in northern Gaza being damaged beyond habitability.
As of Wednesday, the Israeli military offensive in Gaza has left 20,000 Palestinian martyrs and 52,600 injured, most of them children and women, causing tremendous damage to infrastructure and an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, according to the territory's authorities and the United Nations.
