Beirut, Lebanon – Israeli forces eliminated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in battle on Wednesday in a surprise shootout in Rafah.
The news raised some hopes amongst Western analysts that the killing might be an opening for an end to the continuous war in Gaza or even to the morecomprehensive Israel-Palestine dispute.
However, experts informed Al Jazeera, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would lookfor other pretexts to keep his nation at war for individual gain and to evenmore an Israeli expansionist dream of expelling the Palestinians and keeping an indefinite profession of their lands.
Netanyahu’s fears
Netanyahu has long feared losing power due to the possibility that he might invest several years behind bars.
In 2019, he was charged in 3 different cases: scams, bribery, and breach of trust. If foundedguilty, he threats costs up to 10 years in jail.
According to the allegations, Netanyahu used favours and presents to media magnates in exchange for favorable press.
A year lateron, Netanyahu was chose prime minister for a 5th term. His reactionary parliamentary union rapidly proposed laws that would weaken the nation’s judiciary by permitting the federalgovernment to select judges, limitation the court’s oversight and even override the court.
Meanwhile, International Criminal Court districtattorney Karim Khan hasactually askedfor an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for atrocities they haveactually managed in Gaza.
“[Netanyahu] will appearance for another pretext, or for another individual, to constantly go after. That will just type more insecurity, which is what he desires,” stated Diana Buttu, an expert on the Israel-Palestine dispute.
“He desires to make Israelis think that they are under a state of siege or war … That’s his method of managing them and remaining in power,” she informed Al Jazeera.
That Netanyahu appears to chase escalation was evident on Saturday after a Hezbollah drone apparently assaulted his home in Caesarea.
However, Netanyahu stated the attack was by “Iran’s representatives”, a deflection that some experts see him laying the foundation for widening the war additional to consistof Iran, well beyond the Gaza Strip and the Lebanese group.
‘Locked in a irreversible dispute’
In October last year, Israel introduced its war on Gaza, killing more than 42,000 individuals and rootingout almost the whole population of 2.3 million. And the death of Sinwar – Israel’s “number one opponent” – is notlikely to stop it.
“I wear’t think the death of Sinwar modifications Israel’s computations in terms of Netanyahu’s desire to continue with the damage and depopulation of the Gaza Strip,” stated Omar Rahman, goingto fellow on Israel-Palestine for the Middle East Council on Global Affairs believe tank in Doha.
Israel’s war versus the civilians of Gaza started in apparent action to a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, throughout which 1,139 individuals were eliminated in Israel and about 250 were taken slave.
Gaza had currently been suffering because an Israel-imposed siege on it in 2007, with the requirement of living weakening to the point where global observers and world leaders quickly started to refer to it as “the world’s biggest outdoor jail”.
Israel had simply ended its physical profession of Gaza in 2005 – withdrawing its military existence and leaving the unlawful settlements that Israeli inhabitants had moved into. But the relocation had little to do with yielding area and ultimately statehood to Palestinians.
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