After the Pentagon suspended some military aid supplies and US President Joe Biden "drew a red line" for the Israeli army, demanding that no large number of civilian casualties be caused, will Israel's ground offensive against Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, be launched? The U.S. side judged that the attack would still be launched, and that it would be in the next few days, because Israel had amassed enough troops on the Rafah border to be ready to fly. Previously, the UN General Assembly and the Security Council had issued a "ceasefire agreement" five times, but Israel still insisted on going its own way. I'm afraid not, Turkey's counterattack is very "heartbreaking" for Israel.
According to Reuters, recently, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that more than 1,000 Hamas members are currently being treated in Turkish hospitals. He also reiterated that Hamas is a "resistance group" and that it is mean to call Hamas a terrorist organization. It has to be said that Turkey's words and deeds are very interesting, it is said that Turkey and Israel are allies of the United States, and they will give Washington a little face, but Erdogan personally confirmed the relevant matters, which means that he did not take the United States and Israel into account at all. Why is this happening? Let's talk about three points.
First, Israel is "arrogant", but Turkey is also a "wicked person" and knows best how to "fix" the other side.
There is a factual basis for saying that Israel is "arrogant". First, its military action against Gaza was originally a dimensionality reduction strike, but it was called "self-defense" to the outside world. During the operation, the Israeli army not only beat Hamas, but also grabbed the beard and hair, and also "cleaned up" the people of Gaza, which has so far killed more than 35,000 civilians, and most of them are daughters and children. Second, the UN General Assembly and the Security Council have issued "ceasefire" agreements five times, but Israel has not only failed to implement them once, but is also preparing to besiege Rafah.
Third, Israel has also threatened countries that are in favor of a ceasefire, saying that "talking to you is playing the harp to the bull, and I hope you will still have time to realize the mistakes you have made"; After the General Assembly adopted the resolution on "Palestine's accession to the United Nations", the representative of Israel called it a "reward for terrorism" and said that "the days of the United Nations are short" and put the Charter of the United Nations in the shredder in front of all the members. These behaviors, described as "arrogant", may not be enough to express.
And Turkey is not a "fuel-efficient lamp". In NATO, Turkey is an "alternative", and even the "leading big brother" the United States has nothing to do with it. For the demarcation of the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey almost went to war with France and Greece; When the United States was dissatisfied with the human rights situation in Turkey, Erdogan countered by saying that "first take a mirror and look at yourself."
The EU has not approved its own accession for a long time, and Turkey only set up a chair when EU "President" Michel and "Prime Minister" von der Leyen visited, so that you know how anxious it is to have no place; In order to be the spokesperson of the Muslim world, Turkey converted the Hagia Sophia, a Christian shrine in Istanbul, into a mosque, which also made the Western allies very unhappy, because they are all Christians, but Erdogan directly summoned his ambassador and said that if you interfere in Turkey's internal affairs, you will be expelled.
There is a saying that "the wicked have their own wicked grinding", and it seems that some things are really like this, such as Israel is arrogant in the world, but in front of Turkey, it is always the side that "eats deflated", and this time it was "punished" by Turkey.
Second, Turkey directly supports Hamas with words and deeds, and Israel cannot express its temper even if it has a temper.
Hasn't Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu always said to the outside world that the attack on Gaza is to "completely eliminate Hamas", Turkey is not as you wish, we not only get Hamas back for treatment, but also oppose some countries calling it a "terrorist organization" and calling it a "warrior to protect the country". Such words, Erdogan said in front of the leaders of Greece and Germany. He even said to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz when attending the press conference, "You Germany dare not say anything to Israel because of the issue of World War II, but Turkey does not owe Israel anything, we can say whatever we want."
In addition to openly supporting Hamas, Erdogan also directly "opened fire" on Israel, saying that "your actions in Gaza are genocide, which is not at all like what a country does, but reminds people of a certain organization", what organization? Everybody knows. Moreover, Erdogan also directly pointed Netanyahu's nose, saying that "your current behavior is inferior to Hitler", and will make the prime minister angry. Why, then, does Turkey dare to be so arrogant in front of Israel?
On the one hand, most of the countries in the Middle East, except for Israel, are Muslim countries, and Turkey has vowed to be the spokesperson of the Muslim world. Again, supporting Hamas is a "curse" against Israel, and Turkey certainly understands this.
On the other hand, even if Turkey does this, Israel will have little to do with it. First, Turkey is a NATO country, NATO has a "mutual defense treaty", and if it attacks Turkey, even the United States has to come forward to assist in counterattacking, and the United States is now Israel's biggest supporter, and Israel can't let the United States be in a dilemma, right? Second, not to mention that in the Middle East, even in NATO, Turkey is the strongest conventional military on the ground except for the United States, and Erdogan still dares to fight, and has shot four places within a year, what can Israel do with it?
Thirdly, in addition to Turkey, Egypt has recently begun to be tough on Israel.
Egypt has been playing the role of "mediator" in the Middle East for many years, such as the recent negotiations between Hamas and Israel, which took place in Cairo. However, Israel's insistence on fighting Rafah and its desire to drive Gaza refugees to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has finally aroused the anger of Egypt, which has recently taken two tough actions, both of which are directly aimed at Israel.
One is to deploy the main battle tanks and army units to the Sinai Peninsula, and warn Israel that "even if millions of people are sacrificed, not a single grain of sand will be disturbed in the Sinai Peninsula", which is equivalent to a war letter.
The other is that Egypt has directly expressed its support for South Africa to prosecute Israel for "genocide" in the International Court of Justice. If you look back at history, Egypt and Israel are also a pair of mortal enemies, and they have also seen bayonets in the Middle East war. Israel has already "bombarded" Iran once before, and Turkey has already "opened fire" on it, and if Egypt is provoked again, the four major military powers in the Middle East, except for Saudi Arabia, will have to bayonet themselves, and the situation may be really difficult to clean up, so we might as well wait and see.