Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army are increasingly focusing their attention on Lebanon.
Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Galant He has assured in Washington that he will deal with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinkenabout what it calls “transition to phase C of the Gaza war and its effects throughout the Middle East.”
Pressured by constant demonstrationsthe first Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates that it is committed to recover all the hostages and at the same time eliminate Hamas from the Gaza Strip.
Italy asks Israel to “stop what you are doing”n”
The Minister of Defense of Italy, Guido Crosettoinsisted this Monday to the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuto stop the eight-month war in Gaza: “I hope (Benjamin) Netanyahu understands what the international community has been trying to tell Israel for the good of Israel for months. Because I think that both the United States and Italy, when they talk to Netanyahu and ask him to stop what they do, they do so thinking about the future well-being of Israel and I hope he understands that too.”
Borrell confirms that “there is no ceasefire”
What Israel calls third phase It includes fighting in Gaza, airstrikes and withdrawal of forces, the establishment of a buffer zone near the Gaza border and the search for an alternative to Hamas rule in the enclave.
Following the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrellwarned that a war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon could lead the Middle East to a “crisis grave“.
Regarding a possible ceasefire in Gaza, Borrell said that “It is now clear that there is no ceasefire“, he referred to “serious war crimes that have to be investigated” and described the humanitarian situation as “disastrous“.
