“Infrastructures underground”
War against Hamas will last “more than a few months.”
December 14, 2023, 7:06 p.m
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There is no real timetable for an end to the war. At least, according to Israeli Defense Minister Gallant, this is difficult to estimate. There is an important reason for this.
The Israeli Defense Minister is convinced that the war between Israel and the radical Islamic Hamas will last “more than a few months”. “Hamas is a terrorist organization that has been built over a decade to fight Israel,” Defense Minister Joav Gallant said in a meeting with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Tel Aviv, according to his office.
Hamas, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the United States and the EU, has “built infrastructures underground and above ground,” which is why it is not easy to destroy them, Gallant said. Ultimately, however, Israel will win and destroy Hamas.
Sullivan traveled to Tel Aviv for talks with the Israeli government. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a photo of both men shaking hands. Talks with members of the Israeli war cabinet are also planned, according to the online service X.
USA wants to get Israel to change tactics
Ahead of his trip, Sullivan told the Wall Street Journal that he wanted to discuss a timetable for ending the war and urge Israeli leaders to “move to a different phase than the kind of high-intensity operations we’re seeing today.” .
The United States is one of Israel’s most important allies in the war against Hamas. However, the US government’s criticism of the Israeli military’s actions in the Gaza Strip is growing.
The war between Israel and Hamas was triggered by the militant Palestinian organization’s major attack on Israel on October 7th. Fighters from Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization by the USA and the EU, attacked Israel and carried out the worst attack on the country since the founding of the state 75 years ago. Israel responded by bombing targets in the Gaza Strip and launching a ground offensive and announcing the destruction of Hamas.