International newspapers and sites dealt with developments in the Israeli war on Gaza, focusing on the escalation of the humanitarian crisis in the Strip in light of the worsening hunger, in parallel with violent air strikes, in addition to an internal controversy within Israel on the performance of the army, the future of the war, and overlapping political issues, most notably the recruitment crisis and its exploitation in the accounts of the coalition government.
In a report by the British Independent newspaper, it was noted that the wave of hunger that strikes the Gaza Strip is moving alongside one of the fiercest military attacks launched by Israel since October 20, 2023, as it carried out more than 1500 raids since the last truce collapsed, in an escalation that exacerbates the suffering of the population.
According to the newspaper, the bloody incidents that occurred on the outskirts of the aid distribution centers reveal to what extent the human deterioration in the Strip has reached, amid almost complete inability to ensure that aid has reached its beneficiaries, in light of the chaos, the absence of security, and the risks of continuous shelling.
For its part, the American Wall Street Journal has highlighted the Israeli army’s attempt to fill the deficiency in the manpower by expanding the role of women in combat missions, amid a large segment of religious young men to perform compulsory military service.
The newspaper considered that the decision to raise the percentage of women in the combat units may contribute to reducing pressure on the army in the short term, but it does not address the roots of the recruitment crisis, especially in light of the continuation of the war and the erosion of incentives to join the service, which makes the step more like a temporary solution in a complex crisis.
The feasibility of the continuation of the war
As for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, it published an analytical article that asked about the feasibility of the continuation of the war, noting the killing of at least 20 Israeli soldiers since the breach of the ceasefire, a number that is close to the number of hostages whose lives could have been saved if Israel moved to the second stage of the agreement.
He urged the Israeli article to think about the purpose of sustaining this war, especially since those who are supposed to be saved from the grip of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) are losing their lives in parallel with the dead soldiers, in light of the policy that the newspaper sees is governed by political considerations more than that it is based on clear strategic accounts.
In the Israeli internal context, Times of Israel stated that the Benjamin Netanyahu government is fighting a “new judicial battle” to dismiss the legal advisor to the government, despite its awareness that these endeavors will likely fail, according to what was stated in the newspaper report.
According to the newspaper, the real goal of this step is to transform the attention of the public from the crisis of the recruitment of the Haredim, which threatens the cohesion of the ruling coalition, at a time when the demand for the integration of Haridim into the army enjoys increasing popular support due to the continuation of the war that many consider a burden that cannot be excluded from.
For its part, the French newspaper Le Monde indicated that President Emmanuel Macron hinted that a close step towards recognizing the Palestinian state, but noted that the French position became more confused as the New York conference approached, which was supposed to represent a diplomatic turn in this direction.
The newspaper linked what it considered a partial French retreat under Israeli pressure, and the visit of a French official delegation to Israel recently, entrusted with the task of improving relations with the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, in an indication that reflects cautious balances adopted by Paris in light of the rapid regional transformations.
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