Netanyahu exposes rift with Israeli military

The deepening divide within “Israel” is becoming increasingly apparent as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hints at schism with the Israeli military. Netanyahu’s statement, “Israel is a country with an army, not an army with a country,” underscores the growing tensions and disagreements between the government and military leadership. This schism threatens to tear “Israel” apart, bringing to light the challenges faced by political and military establishments amid the entity’s entanglement in a multi-front war with varying intensities. 

This comes shortly after the Israeli occupation’s military command announced that it would implement a daily “tactical pause of military activity” in parts of the southern Gaza Strip during daylight hours to allegedly facilitate the delivery of aid. 

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) currently occupy and control every crossing into the Gaza Strip, including the Rafah border crossing between Palestine and Egypt. This, alongside restrictions implemented by brutal force, has hindered aid delivery processes into the besieged territory. 

The occupation’s military said that “a local, tactical pause of military activity for humanitarian purposes will take place from 08:00 until 19:00 every day until further notice along the road that leads from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then northwards.”