It is speculated that Israel is about to start a ground attack (Figure)
Topic: Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip.
On January 1st, Israeli soldiers packed their bags in the border area between southern Israel and Gaza. Xinhua news agency
The United Nations estimates that more than 60 people were killed in air strikes in Gaza, including 34 children.
New Express News In the early hours of the 2nd local time, the Israeli Air Force dispatched again and bombed 15 Hamas targets in succession. With more and more Israeli tanks mobilized to the border of Gaza and more and more obvious signs of ground attack, the Israeli military began to allow foreigners to leave the Gaza. It is reported that the number of foreigners leaving Gaza is estimated to be over 400.
An Israeli military spokesman said: "The border of Gaza has been specially opened to allow foreigners to leave the Gaza quickly."
According to a report by CNN)2 on the 2nd, both international aid organizations and Israeli military officials said that the limited evacuation will begin on the 2nd local time, and it is estimated that there will be hundreds of foreigners, mainly foreign aid agencies, United Nations staff, foreign news agency staff in Gaza, and some Palestinians with foreign passports.
Israel did not disclose how these people will leave Gaza, because the land and sea routes to Gaza have been blocked, and the area around Gaza has been declared as an Israeli military blockade. However, the international community is more worried that the emergency evacuation of foreigners may mean that the Israeli ground attack is about to begin.
Since December 27th, 2008, the Israeli army has launched a large-scale air raid on the Gaza, which has caused at least 430 deaths and about 2,000 injuries, and hundreds of houses have been ruined. On the 1st, Hamas’s senior leader nizar rayan’s family was killed by an Israeli air strike, and Hamas vowed revenge.
● International observation
Palestine and Israel are under pressure to compromise.
Although it is still difficult to predict whether the Israeli army will launch a large-scale ground operation in Gaza, there are indications that both the Israeli government and Hamas are under great pressure to compromise each other and avoid ground warfare, and only by mutual compromise can the conflict area be restored to calm.
Analysts believe that the consideration of the following factors may prompt Israel to finally avoid taking large-scale ground actions. First, Hamas’s strong resistance may cause heavy casualties of the Israeli army, because air strikes have not shaken the foundation of Hamas; Second, the ground attack will lead to the deterioration of Israel’s internal security situation, and retaliatory terrorist attacks against Israel may increase since the air strikes began; Third, there is tremendous pressure from the international community. Once the Israeli army takes large-scale ground operations, a large number of Palestinians will die in the war, and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza will deteriorate sharply.
(Xinhua News Agency)
● The latest situation: Hamas’s missiles threaten its nuclear base.
New Express News According to the British "Times" reported on January 2, Israeli officials recently said that Hamas has acquired a large number of Iranian-made Meteor -3 missiles. Because of the long range of the missile, Israel’s top secret nuclear facility in Dimona was seriously threatened. It is believed that Israel has stored nuclear warheads in Dimona.
● The authorities stated their position.
The Israeli Prime Minister means a quick victory.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said during a visit to the southern city of Beersheba, which was attacked by rockets, that Israel hopes to end the military operations currently under way in the Gaza as soon as possible, and has no intention of making them last for a long time.
On December 31st, 2008, Israel rejected the 48-hour humanitarian ceasefire proposed by France. Israeli Foreign Minister Livni visited France on the 1st. According to media analysis here, Livni’s trip may not only gain more time for Israeli military operations, but also find a way out for ending the war.
Abbas
Will go to new york for a ceasefire.
According to Xinhua News Agency, a Palestinian official said on the 1st that Abbas, president of the Palestinian National Authority, will lead a delegation composed of representatives from Arab countries to the United Nations headquarters in new york to seek a resolution from the Security Council to end the current Israeli military attack on the Gaza Strip.
It is reported that Abbas will seek a Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of the war in Gaza with a clear timetable, otherwise it will not leave new york.
Editor: Tang Liang