What is happening in Israel? The shadow game behind the war!
Date: 07/10/2023 Time: 15:39
By Pinhas Inbari
Hamas caught Israel by surprise on Sukkot, and before we know the full gravity of the surprise, we can already make some basic statements. The rules of the game with Hamas have been broken. The entire system of checks and balances vis-à-vis Hamas that held Israel’s relations with Hamas has been broken, and we are in a state of war, and now – to stage of decision. What should be noted is that the one who spoke on behalf of Hamas in Gaza was Mohammed Deif, Iran’s man in the Gaza Strip, and he was immediately joined by Saleh al-Arouri from Lebanon, the man who leads the Hamas Islamic Jihad alliance in Jenin, who determined that the West Bank is the center of gravity of the campaign. Until this moment, we have not heard Yahya Sinwar, who is supposed to be the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and until we hear his voice, we cannot exclude the possibility that the man who is supposed to connect Gaza to the Egyptian Saudi Arabia axis, has in fact been ousted. Even if it appears later that it was not he who heralded the operation, but rather Deif and Aruri, it has significance for what is happening inside Hamas. Mohammed Deif also called on Israeli Arabs to rise up, and this is their test. Based on the first few hours, it does not appear that Israeli Arabs are joining, but we will wait in the hope that they will not receive orders from the Iranian representative in Gaza. On the face of it, this looks like an Iranian operation, a continuation of the Jenin organization, perhaps the Jenin network is unable to expand to the entire West Bank, and Deif’s call to the West Bank to join the struggle, and to Israeli Arabs, indicates that there is also an attempt here to help Arouri take his place as West Bank leader.
Under the rules of the game between Israel and Hamas, Israel supplies water and electricity to Gaza, and the time has come to stop this. If we want to end the saga of Hamas in Gaza, the time has come to reach a decision, and there is no need to spill blood if we have other tools of decision. Saudi Arabia and the Gulf are following us. They recognize in the attack on us the attacks they have suffered from Yemen from Iran itself. This is our test for them as well arab channels and said that hamas made strategic mistake.
Now Israel has to finish them…
Pinhas Inbari is a veteran Arab affairs correspondent who formerly reported for Israel Radio and Al Hamishmar newspaper, and currently serves as an analyst for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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