An Israeli security expert warned that if an alternative to continuing a war on Gaza is not found soon, the damage to Israel will be “irreparable”, Arab48 reported.
Ofer Shelah, a researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, specified the damage would be done to “Israel, its army, its economy and its well-being”.
Shelah, who is also the former chairman of the Knesset’s foreign affairs and security committee, added there was a clear political address with Iran and Lebanon, where an agreement can be reached, however in Gaza, the situation is different.
He pointed out that the far-right in Israel and “an absence of Israeli political initiative are leading Israel to an actual occupation of the Strip…this is happening without public debate”. ….more
