Israel’s ‘Victories’ Are Defeat Illusions – Military Expert

Palestinian military expert retired Major-General Wassef Erekat said the steadfastness of the Palestinian resistance and its implementation of qualitative operations that inflicted human losses and equipment on the Israeli army, confused its military leadership which is still suffering from the war imposed on it.

He added Israel cannot make a decision regarding the war without the approval of the United States, which grants it full protection to carry out its operations.

Erekat added to Jordan24 the enemy’s starting a war on the northern front is but an escape from the defeat it suffered in Gaza, due to its failure to achieve any of the goals made by its politicians. He pointed out the committing massacres, mass killings, forced displacement and ethnic cleansing is a goal for the extremist Israeli government to empty Gaza of its population.

The military expert explained Israeli leaders were convinced that the war would end within two months, but they were surprised by the strength and steadfastness of the Palestinian resistance and its preparations for war, so the enemy has become unable to find a way out.

Erekat stressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cannot announce a plan for the day after the war due to his lack of ability to decide the battle. He noted the Israeli occupation is currently relying on air strikes to kill, in light of the soldiers’ inability on the ground.

He stressed the occupation is trying to escape from Gaza by expanding its northern front after it became clear to the lIsraeli eaders the army is unable to achieve any victory, so the decision was made to search for an imaginary victory to cover up their defeat in Gaza.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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