myt is the moment when Israel finds itself at one of the most dramatic crossroads in its history. If the agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza and on the release of hostages develops positively, the chances of a truce in the north by Hezbollah will become more likely and it will be possible to materialize, under the leadership of the United States, a regional alliance between moderate countries against the “axis of evil” represented by Iran and its “proxies.” The State of Israel needs this alliance like oxygen. It could constitute the most effective response to this “axis of evil” that intends to take control of the Middle East first and then of Europe, to subject them to its fundamentalist version of Islam.
However, the Israeli Prime Minister chose to torpedo this agreement on the pretext that it would be detrimental to the country’s security, going to the opposite extreme of what the military thinks. At the same time, the 101 hostages who remain in Gaza are going through hell and the number of survivors is decreasing by the day. Benjamin Netanyahu keeps repeating that only military pressure will bring them home. However, more recently, six young detainees were killed by their captors when the army approached the area where they were being held, after surviving three hundred and thirty days of detention.
It is important to stress that the Israeli prime minister is not the only one responsible for the catastrophic war that continues. The main one is Yahya Sinouar, the leader of Hamas. He was the planner and instigator of the monstrous attack on 7 October against pacifist kibbutzim and a rave party where hundreds of young people were dancing. It is he who is responsible for the kidnapping of women, children and the elderly from their beds and their detention in atrocious conditions.
Choking grip
And its sadistic cruelty has visited not only Israeli citizens, but also the Palestinians of Gaza, its own people. It deliberately and knowingly used civilians as human shields while its men launched rockets into Israel from hospitals, schools and shelters, instead of offering its population shelter in the tunnels to save lives. Even today, when residents of the Gaza Strip demand an urgent ceasefire and reconstruction, Hamas prevents a hostage deal from being reached, proving that it does not care about its own well-being.
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