All of Israel’s borders except the Jordanian and Egyptian borders face war tensions. And the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, as well as the high representative of the European Union for foreign policy, Josep Borrell, are working these days to de-escalate them. So far without success.
And everything is getting worse.
Hizbullah has just confirmed that one of its commanders has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, adding even more tension on Israel’s northern border hours before Blinken lands.
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, yesterday began a tour in Jordan and Qatar that will take him in the next few hours from the United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia, the West Bank, Israel and Egypt. Earlier, however, he warned on his stopover in Doha that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip “must be able to return to their homes as soon as conditions permit” and said they should not be “pressured” to leave the besieged Gaza Strip. enclave.
He reiterated his rejection of the statements of two far-right Israeli ministers about the reoccupation of Gaza and the “resettlement” of Palestinians outside the enclave, words he described as “irresponsible, inflammatory.” “They only make it more difficult to secure a future for a Palestinian-led Gaza,” he added.
After three months of conflict in the Gaza Strip, the war cabinet of national unity faces internal divisions that, instead of diminishing, are increasing over time. Demonstrations that bring together thousands of people calling for the elections to be brought forward are repeated intermittently in Israeli streets. The last one, this morning at the entrance to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem.
The prime minister, meanwhile, emphasizes his position of strength and yesterday said: “Hizbullah learns what Hamas has already learned in recent months.” But Benny Gantz, current Minister of Defense and a heavyweight in the unity cabinet, insists that Israel is interested in reaching a diplomatic solution in Lebanon. The opposition demands another government without Netanyahu. The voices multiply.
