Outlook for Israeli ground operation in Gaza remains blurred after second targeted raid

이팔 전쟁 상황 점검: 이스라엘군 전면전 준비완료 전망은? Good evening. It’s 9 PM here in Seoul. Thank you for joining us on Arirang News. We start with the intensifying war between Israel and Hamas. For two nights straight, the Israel Defense Force has launched targeted raids inside Gaza, saying that these are in preparation for an expected ground invasion. Amid fears over an imminent full-scale incursion, the international community continues to dissuade Israel, saying this would be a humanitarian disaster. Lee Eun-hee talked to an expert, about what’s next to come. Israel conducted a “targeted“ raid into northern Gaza, overnight, using tanks. According to AFP, the Israel Defense Force, said this was part of “preparations for the next stage of combat,“ before leaving the area. Israel’s ground operation seems to have come a step closer, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement on Wednesday, that the country was “getting ready” for a ground invasion. However, he did not provide any further information regarding the operation. The United Nations, in the meantime, is appealing for a ceasefire, which does not seem likely. Then what is causing the delay? One expert, Paik Seung-hoon, told Arirang TV, that as Israel’s goal is to eliminate Hamas, the real question is what comes next. “There are three options. One is that the Israeli Defense Force will stay there as long as possible until it can build up peace and stabilize the area. The second option is, it could build an interim government within the Gaza Strip, which could substitute for Hamas. Thirdly, Israel and the United States could bring in government from the West Bank.“ Paik theorizes that the ongoing internal discussion is what is keeping Israel from striking Gaza in the long-awaited ground operation. “If that is not possible they could use Al-Fatah, who authorized that body before Hamas came to power. But it has not been decided yet who will be the post-Hamas governance when they are out of the Gaza strip.“ Paik said that as Israel can not trust Al-Fatah, nor has it decided on who should be the new government in Gaza, the best option is for it to proceed with the war, and occupy Gaza until it removes Hamas’s ability to rule there. However, according to the professor, the United States is against Israel’s occupation of Gaza, as that could provoke another conflict in that, the longer it stays the greater the collateral damage that will happen, giving an excuse for Hezbollah or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to attack Israel. Israel has been carrying out intense bombardment of Gaza, following the October 7th Hamas attack across its southern border, and so the ground operation will seemingly happen shortly. According to Gaza’s health ministry, the death toll in Gaza has risen to more than 7-thousand. Lee Eun-hee, Arirang News. #Israel #Hamas #Gaza_Strip #Ground_operation #이스라엘 #하마스 #가자_지구 #전면전 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-10-27, 21:00 (KST)