Israel’s top generals want a ceasefire in Gaza even if it keeps Hamas in power, putting them at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
The report, which cited current and former security officials, said one reason Israel’s top brass favored a pause in Gaza was so that the Israeli military could recuperate to prepare for a full-blown war against Hezbollah in Lebanon
They also believe a ceasefire in Gaza could reduce tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border and make it easier to reach a deal with Lebanon, although Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has previously said a pause in Gaza would be an escalation in Lebanon.
The Israeli military also believes a deal with Hamas is the best way to safely free the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza. “The military is in full support of a hostage deal and a ceasefire,” former Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata told the Times.
Responding to the report, Netanyahu vowed military operations in Gaza would continue until Hamas was eliminated, a goal the Israeli military has publicly said is not possible.
“I do not know who these anonymous sources are, but I am here to make it unequivocally clear: This will not happen,” Netanyahu said. “The war will end once Israel achieves all of its objectives, including the destruction of Hamas and the release of all of our hostages.”
Four senior Israeli officials who spoke with the Times agreed that a hostage deal that keeps Hamas in power for now is the least worst option for Israel at the moment. Hulata also made clear that the Israeli military’s thinking is for a temporary ceasefire, not the permanent truce that Hamas has been seeking.
“They believe that they can always go back and engage Hamas militarily in the future,” Hulata said.
Axios previously reported that Israeli officials thought the ceasefire deal unveiled by President Biden back in May was vague enough that Israel and Hamas could enter a temporary ceasefire and conduct a prisoner swap without Israel actually committing to a permanent truce.
But Netanyahu repeatedly rejected the idea of a permanent ceasefire, leading Hamas to ask for stronger guarantees and sabotaging the chances of an agreement.
They want a break from one war so they can start another one. With an even stronger enemy. I think all sanity has left Israel, and the whole Western world, for that matter.
Evil and sanity are not compatible. Read Mark Twain's Satan's letter: "This is a strange place, and extraordinary place, and interesting. There is nothing resembling it at home. The people are all insane, the other animals are all insane, the earth is insane, Nature itself is insane…."
Mark Twain’s “The War Prayer” narrated by Peter Coyote with all the sketches is very good too.
Agreed 👍 he is the best!
Sanity is when we have ai merging with genetically enhanced human brains, linked with chips, not necessarily attached to human hosts.
Sue, they don’t fear losing. They expect the US to enter the fray.
Bibi has seen his future curtains. And he doesn’t like the style.
As it has all along the Nazi history, it now begins to mirror "the last days in the bunker", the now totally unhinged BB issuing impossible orders, butcher Itamar calling for executing all prisoners, and ….
2 star IDF General says IDF is defeated in Gaza
https://english.almanar.com.lb/2144188
… And they would also be defeated in Lebanon…!
Rarely does a title capture the entirety of the article like this one: "Israeli Generals Want Truce in Gaza, Putting Them at Odds With Netanyahu: One reason why they want a ceasefire is to prepare for war in Lebanon." Great job, Dave! There is one problem though. After the title, why read the article only to hear Satanic Demons complaining: "We are victims. Genociding the Palestinians is really hard work."
Darkly worded NA yet, ahem, I hear you, loudly and clearly, in the wee hours of the morning.
Coffee first, to start another day, with grave uncertainty, for all of us.
Yes, that's incomprehensible to me too. It's perfectly evident at this point that practically the entire tactical genius of the IDF is the 2K bomb, with only mop-up assist from long range artillery on a defenseless population. ?? Were it even just, as with the USM, a case of "clubbing baby seals", fatigue might be a factor, but ???
Not to get technical, but, 'Satanic DEVILS'.
Demons are Chaotic Evil, Devils are Lawful Evil, and the two sides are forever at war in the Nine Hells.
Also, if we go by The Satanic Temple's 7 Tenets (the ones most applicable here) :
Tenet 1 :
One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
Tenet 6 :
People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
Also, TST members generally don't believe that Satan is real.
Where do they source that information?
Sorry, Lynchpin – where does who source what ?
For the devils and demons. What are the primary sources, if possible?
Dissension in the ranks?…!
Ah, now that is music to my ears and I might add, it is a good beginning to a possible and peaceful end of conflict……………..
!!!
Dysentery among the ranks, even
;-}
"…so that the Israeli military could recuperate to prepare for a full-blown war against Hezbollah in Lebanon"
This shows you how stupid the Israeli military is. They fail at defeating Hamas, so now they want to fight a military power 3-10 times stronger than Hamas. They do that because they KNOW the US will come to their rescue.
Except the US can't do any more against Hezbollah than the IDF can. Hezbollah is buried underground with two-lane highways as "tunnels". They're been preparing for war for two decades, not just against the IDF but against the US – which is completely unable to send enough troops into Lebanon to change the outcome and whose air and naval power is useless against an underground enemy. Especially when the US will also be fighting the Axis in Syria, Iraq and almost certainly Iran at some point.
The US and the IDF in other words want to "commit suicide by insurgent."
This is what happens when you have a delusional notion of your "invincibility" based on killing civilians for the last 75 years.
The only solution is for Israeli generals to get rid of him…!
That is no solution Hamas can agree to. Hamas and their families suffered enough, they have nothing to lose but hopeless lives.
Four senior Israeli officials who spoke with the Times agreed that a hostage deal that keeps Hamas in power for now is the least worst option for Israel at the moment. Hulata also made clear that the Israeli military’s thinking is for a temporary ceasefire, not the permanent truce that Hamas has been seeking.
“They believe that they can always go back and engage Hamas militarily in the future,” Hulata said.
So, they differ from Netanyahu on the pace of the genocide and nothing else. I guess their political futures and the possibility of going to jail isn't a concern of theirs.
"Can we please take a time out to resume killing you when we're better organized?" And those are the moderates. These people are pieces of work.
They’re just a bit lost Chris, ya know what I mean? 😉
They missed out on Christ! But then again, it is father’s plan. 😉
I gotta give it up for father though!
And we have to consider, where there is a will, there is a way. I just don’t think it really needs to be so complicated.
:-}
Genocide and demented Joe and the Butcher Netanyahu are killers and the insane killers surrounding and serve them rule the Western democracies. They drown in blood and no one is sane enough in the whole political leadership and all the millionaire pundits and journalists in MSM is there to end the bloodbath.
The genocide Vampire's in Tel Aviv rule the demented killer monsters in DC.
And that Israel/USA bloody political elite has the audacity to believe they can win the election. Trump or Biden, take it or leave it that is the choice for the voters.
Is Netanyahoo's son still hiding out in Miami Beach?
Well, Hezbollah has said they would stop the conflict after a ceasefire in Gaza, so this could be finished, but we know Nuttyahoo & friends wouldnt want that.
https://www.bignewsnetwork….
Hezbollah has stated that they will cease fire, if there is a ceasefire in Gaza. It is believable, or at least worth a shot. Bibi has no interest in a ceasefire and wants to get the next war going as soon as possible.
If Hitler had agreed to stop the genocide, would WWII in the
European Theater have stopped?
If the Gaza Ghetto was populated with Jews rather than Palestinians, do you think our media would be covering all the horrific suffering and death over there differently? I mean apart from the fact that the US government would obviously already be at War with whoever was genociding the people there.
If Hitler had agreed to stop killing Jews would WWII in the
European Theater have stopped?