{"id":17597,"date":"2025-05-19T09:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17597"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:40:07","slug":"israels-ground-offensive-in-gaza-total-destruction-or-strategic-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/19\/israels-ground-offensive-in-gaza-total-destruction-or-strategic-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s Ground Offensive in Gaza: Total Destruction or Strategic Pressure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The French newspaper Lib\u00e9ration asked:\u201cIs Israel\u2019s ground attack on Gaza, which began on Sunday, aimed at completely destroying and occupying the territory, or is it meant to pressure Hamas\u2014currently involved in indirect negotiations in Doha\u2014into agreeing to a ceasefire?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"800\">According to the newspaper, by sending in tanks and bulldozers toward what remains of Gaza\u2014and after three days of continuous airstrikes that killed more than 300 Palestinians, including women and children sheltering under temporary tents\u2014Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored all warnings issued by several Arab and Western countries since Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"1267\">The Palestinian Civil Defense, with three-quarters of its vehicles out of service due to fuel shortages, reported around 200 people trapped under rubble just this week alone. On Sunday, the last functioning public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/06\/gaza-hospitals-on-the-brink-as-israel-expands-military-offensive-and-ceasefire-talks-intensify\/\">hospital<\/a> in northern Gaza\u2014the Indonesian Hospital\u2014was forced to shut down after it was surrounded by Israeli drones. Meanwhile, Al-Awda Hospital remains open, according to its director, despite at least 10 airstrikes near its vicinity in recent hours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17571\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/799.jpg\" alt=\"the Israeli army is recruiting reservists with PTSD and other mental health conditions to compensate for troop shortages, as 35 soldiers have died by suicide\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/799.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/799-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/799-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli soldier suicides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"86\">Between Extremes and Indifference: Gaza Burns as Leaders Hesitate<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1535\">Hamas, which launched two rockets at Israel on Sunday, does not appear ready to halt its fire either\u2014this, Lib\u00e9ration says, is the essence of the tragedy: Palestinians, Israelis, and much of the world are trapped between two extremes that no one can fully control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"2113\">So, what is the position of the leader of the world\u2019s most powerful country on this disaster? the French paper asked. It noted that Donald Trump, who recently hinted that he was not indifferent to the suffering in Gaza, has since gone silent. Statements from those close to him are confusing, oscillating between calls for calm and escalatory rhetoric. Have Arab leaders\u2014especially the Saudi Crown Prince, who sealed major deals with Trump last week\u2014completely abandoned the Palestinian cause? Or are they working behind the scenes to secure a ceasefire? Lib\u00e9ration wonders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2115\" data-end=\"2607\">The paper argues that only intense pressure from Arab leaders might push Donald Trump\u2014keen on transactional deals\u2014to shift his position toward Netanyahu, or even provoke a public uprising in Israel. While more Israelis are expressing anger at their Prime Minister, it remains insufficient, as the extremist current in Israeli society still holds great potential for destruction. Netanyahu, Lib\u00e9ration suggests, fears the power vacuum that any peace deal might bring more than continued war.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17563\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/444-2.jpg\" alt=\"In a scathing editorial titled &quot;Killing Also by Starvation in Gaza,&quot; published Saturday, El Pa\u00eds spotlighted Israel\u2019s use of hunger as a weapon to kill Palestinians, calling for immediate international action.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/444-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/444-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/444-2-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaza famine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"2ee71711-4d99-42bd-8ab5-f93ee435aa9f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"102\">War\u2019s Absurd Spectacle: Eurovision Applause Amid Gaza\u2019s Mourning and Missile Sirens<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">From Saturday night into Sunday, as Israeli planes, helicopters, and drones bombarded Gaza from all directions, Israeli television was lit up with coverage of singer Yuval Raphael\u2019s success at Eurovision\u2014while, simultaneously, white body bags piled up in Gaza\u2019s morgues.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2881\" data-end=\"3183\">Such is the absurdity of war that even the Houthis, thousands of kilometers away, were glued to their screens\u2014waiting for the perfect moment to launch a ballistic missile toward Israel. That missile disrupted the \u201ccelebration\u201d by forcing millions of Israelis into bomb shelters, Lib\u00e9ration continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3665\">The paper concludes that even if the ongoing negotiations lead to results, they might only offer a brief period of calm\u2014allowing some food, fuel, and medical supplies to enter Gaza and enabling the evacuation of the wounded. But it is hard to believe this will change Israel\u2019s long-term security vision for Gaza. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/12\/israel-expands-military-offensive-in-gaza-as-casualties-soar\/\">Israeli<\/a> military establishment continues to revive the \u201cfive-finger\u201d plan devised by Ariel Sharon in the 1970s\u2014intended to fragment the Strip to better control it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3667\" data-end=\"4061\">Meanwhile, a U.S.-based organization, with approval from the Israeli government and widespread rejection from the humanitarian community, has started implementing a new aid distribution plan. On Sunday afternoon, dozens of security operatives were seen at Ben Gurion Airport. Israeli media confirmed their identities: they are being recruited to escort humanitarian convoys soon to be deployed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The French newspaper Lib\u00e9ration asked:\u201cIs Israel\u2019s ground attack on Gaza, which began on Sunday, aimed at completely destroying and occupying the territory, or is it meant to pressure Hamas\u2014currently involved in indirect negotiations in Doha\u2014into agreeing to a ceasefire?\u201d According to the newspaper, by sending in tanks and bulldozers toward what remains of Gaza\u2014and after 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