“Analysts do not believe the escalation in the Gaza strip”
“once again, the conflict around the Gaza strip flared up – and ahead of the elections in Israel, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show decisiveness.”
“But a analysts do not think Netanyahu wants to escalate the situation further.”
“I think he is very happy with the outcome now,” says Anders Persson, scientist, and Israelkännare at Lund university, sweden, to the TT.”
“A fragile quiet prevails in Gaza strip, after a night of intense rocket fire from the area against Israel, with israeli air strikes in response. Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his trip in the united states and went home, while the israeli military attacked targets belonging to the palestinian islamiströrelsen Hamas and Islamic jihad, another of the region’s armed groups.”
“Israel has reinforced its forces near the Gaza strip, and many fear further hostilities.”
“On 9 april, legislative elections in Israel and politicians of various color demands that Netanyahu takes a hard line against Hamas, which controls the Gaza strip. On Tuesday, the demanded, for example, the country’s ultranationalist education minister Naphtali Bennett to Netanyahu ”
“But provided no new raketregn fired from the Gaza strip actually causes loss of life in Israel is Netanyahu satisfied with the situation as it is, Persson.”
“– It’s a huge luxury to be in the opposition in this mode, when you don’t have to take responsibility.”
“War is unpredictable”
“Persson, pointing that the prime minister has a leadership style that is based on seem to be tough, macho, and sometimes even intimidating towards their opponents. But Netanyahu is absolutely no warmonger, ” he says.”
” He has been extremely careful not to start a war and to use markstridskrafterna, with Gazakriget 2014 as the exception. He is probably very careful not to escalate the situation further.”
“Persson believes that the same analysis previously made in the Israeli leadership even before the election: that war always is extremely unpredictable and risky, and that the sudden can require even israeli losses.”
“Persson also notes that, despite the very powerful flygangreppen against the Gaza strip has not palestinians reported no deaths. It is because the Hamas were warned about the attacks was on time, ” says Persson.”
“– It gave Hamas several hours to empty their plants on people.”
“Persson says he can’t see that Netanyahu had acted differently than he probably had done even if an election had not been approached.”
“Hamas stated that a ceasefire agreement now reached with Israel via egyptian mediation. But Israel has not confirmed that a deal has been concluded, and it is interesting, like Persson.”
“– It is also in line with the Netanyahu style, to appear as tough and hard.”
