Military spokesmen suggested the war on Hamas might not involve a full-scale land offensive - and any attack seems paused until after President Biden’s visit.
| Israel has said it might not launch a full invasion of Gaza nor try to occupy or govern the territory, as its military appeared to hit the pause button on any ground-based offensive at least until after
Mr Biden is expected to use a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to canvass Israel’s military plans, and ensure they do not trigger a wider regional war.Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said he expected US forces to become “involved” if the war escalated.
King Abdullah of Jordan warned at a press conference that the Middle East was “on the brink of falling into the abyss”.“The threat that this conflict spreads is real. The costs are too high for everyone,” he said. “We’ve had all kinds of end games,” he said. “This is also a global issue, what the situation will look like in this region.”Iran on Tuesday continued to issue dire warnings about the conflict’s trajectory, predicting that the “resistance front” – its name for Hamas, Hezbollah and other regional proxies – would strike out at Israel if it invaded Gaza.
“There’s still a certain threshold. But if this escalates, Lebanon have to ask themselves that very, very hard question.”Although a ground assault appears on hold, Israel has continued pounding Gaza from the air. Strikes were reported even in the southern parts of the territory – the very districts to which Israel ordered the relocation of evacuees from the north of Gaza.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Israel on Tuesday, describing the country’s security as a key pillar of German foreign policy, a “responsibility that arises from the Holocaust”.
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