There are more and more signs that the United States' persuasion and warning are only superficial. The actual action of the White House is still to provide military support to Israel. Biden even decided to provide Israel with F-35 fighter jets.
On March 31, RIA Novosti reported that Israel would hold ceasefire talks with Hamas.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is difficult for the two sides to reach an agreement. What Israel wants is to take advantage of the victory and pursue it and completely eliminate the great trouble of its henchmen.
During this time, Israel has carried out a number of military operations in Gaza, resulting in a large number of casualties. In addition, Israel retaliated against Allah in Lebanon by beheading a deputy commander of its rival. In addition to preparing for an attack on Rafah, Israel is expanding its military operations against Allah in Lebanon.
A tactical victory does not mean that Israel can rest easy. On the last day of March, Israel received three bad news. If Israel refuses to cease fire, what awaits Israel in the near future is likely to be attacked by a horde.
First, the five major forces have joined forces, and Israel has ushered in a real adversary. On the 30th, representatives of the Palestinian armed Jihad met with the Iranian Foreign Minister in Iran. Earlier, Jihad also met with Hamas representatives in Iran.
Iran's position is clear: it supports Palestine, condemns the United States, and demands that Israel stop.
It is not only Jihad and Hamas that are targeting Israel, but also Iraqis, Allah and the Houthis. In the past few days, the Houthis have launched cruise missiles and attacked Israeli port cities. Allah in Lebanon fired rockets and attacked the Israeli headquarters. Iraqi armed forces launched drone attacks on Israeli airfields and military bases.
Iran is not directly involved in the war, but has been supporting the Palestinians.
The result is a situation in which Israel has to fight five at a time, while confronting the combined actions of Jihad, Hamas, Iraqi forces, Allah and the Houthis. In the event of an escalation of the situation, it is not excluded that Iran will intervene directly.
Second, the more Hamas fights, the more Israel may be counterattacked. Palestine revealed that Israel has caused more than 30,000 deaths in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. According to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, after a long period of fighting, Israel eliminated 13,000 Hamas personnel, seriously wounded 10,000, and arrested 2,300 people.
That is, Israel has paralyzed the combat effectiveness of at least 26,000 Hamas fighters. In this scenario, Israel seems to have won a big victory.
Here's the problem: it's far from that simple. Israel has discovered a very strange thing, Hamas is actually fighting more and more. At first, Israel thought that Hamas had only more than 30,000 people, but now it feels that Hamas has more than 50,000 personnel.
The reason for this is most likely related to the hatred of Israel by the Palestinians. Israel has been besieging Gaza for more than five months, causing great suffering to Palestine.
For Israel, a temporary military victory does not mean long-term stability. In time, Israel is likely to face another violent reprisal.
Third, Iran has shown its "killer weapon". Before the Palestinian-Israeli conflict ended, Iran released a video about the "missile base", and saw a large number of missiles in sight. Iran has said that in the south of Iran, it has built several missile bases.
Israel is well aware that Iran is a tougher adversary than Hamas, Allah and the Houthis. Israel lacks strategic depth, and it would be difficult for Israel to resist if Iran launched a large-scale military operation and rained down hundreds of ballistic missiles at the same time.
You know, even the cruise missiles launched by the Houthis have not been intercepted by Israel, let alone Iran's hypersonic missiles. To some extent, the Houthi attack on Israel itself is a test to anti-Israel forces.
War only increases hatred, and negotiation is the best way to resolve conflict. It's time for Israel to think hard about where to go from here, whether to cease fire or not.