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Beit Hanoun ambush: Implications 

and messages of the operation

Enass Karimeh

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08-07-2025 | 07:00

At the moment PM Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to present his political papers inWashingtonThe response from Gaza came in a completely different language. The attack carried out by theresistance In Beit Hanoun, it was not read as a limited field movement, but rather as a precisely timed political message that targeted the content of the visit, before it targets soldiers on the ground.

While it was an Israeli military establishment policy to talk about fortification of The front in the northern Gaza Strip, which is promoting control over what is known as the buffer zone, saw the operation originates from within this particular area, which monitoring sources considered a direct denial of everything previously announced. According to estimates, what happened can only be understood within the context of an escalation of operations that have continued since Khan Younis, reflecting that the resistance still maintains the initiative and is not waiting for the end of the negotiating process to redraw the rules of engagement.

In the same context, the technology showcased by the army did not succeed. Israeli in detecting or thwarting the movement, despite the deployment of surveillance vehicles and advanced systems along the border. Sources monitoring the situation believe that this failure is not only due to a technical malfunction, but also to a deeper flaw in the field of assumptions upon which the plan for deployment in the northern Gaza Strip was based.

The operation, according to the same sources, struck at a time when Tel Aviv promotes the possibility of recovering a number of prisoners through a potential deal, but it was met on the ground with the opposite scenario. The loss on the ground at this particular moment not only confuses security calculations, but also shakes the narrative the government sought to present in Washington, reflecting an imbalance between the political and field tracks.

In this context, sources point out that the "dead for prisoners" equation could have a direct impact on Israeli Home Front , as the loss of life at a time when negotiations are supposed to be in flux confuses public opinion and reshuffles the official discourse. The shock on the ground at this time contradicts everything the government has been trying to establish in terms of an illusory stability.

On the other hand, the operation coincided with escalating tensions within the Israeli leadership, amid differing positions between the military establishment and the prime minister, and signs of a growing gap between the Chief of Staff on the one hand, and Mr. Netanyahu and some members of the cabinet on the other. Sources indicate that this turbulent climate within decision-making circles increases the fragility of the Israeli position and gives the resistance more room to maneuver at critical moment

What happened in Beit Hanoun was not just a security breach; it was also a sharp message that th

What happened in Beit Hanoun was not just a security breach; it was also a sharp message that the resistance is still capable of surprising the enemy at the moment it believes it has the upper hand. The battle is not over, the resistance still has its surprises, and the occupation is facing a complex crisis whose boundaries are expanding by the day. 

A quick translation of an article in Arabic published in the "Lebanon 24" news site, whereby here in the States and probably most of the Western world, no one mentioned an ambush in Beit Hanoun at these times. I found it more indicative and explicit of the real situation on the ground, more so than the official media and announcements made by several political sides.

Again, and as always, my many thanks to all my good readers.  

One Big Beautiful Effort to Confuse the Public.....

 

HAS Trump Handed Netanyahu a Get-Out-of-Trial-Free Card?

Never a fan of long-established norms, President Donald Trump crossed another traditional line by wading into the criminal prosecution of a political figure in an allied country: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

While leading Israel, Netanyahu faces an ongoing corruption trial (in which he denies all charges) stemming from allegations of giving favors in exchange for gifts and sympathetic media coverage. On Saturday, Trump railed against the trial on Truth Social, calling it a “WITCH HUNT” and comparing it to his own prosecutions. Trump alluded to US assistance for Israel, continuing: “The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar [sic] a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to stand for this. We just had a Great Victory with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu at the helm — And this greatly tarnishes our Victory. LET BIBI GO, HE’S GOT A BIG JOB TO DO!”

The post may or may not have had an effect. On Sunday, the Jerusalem court hearing Netanyahu’s corruption case canceled this week’s hearings, “accepting a request [Netanyahu] made citing classified diplomatic and security grounds,” as Reuters reported. “It was unclear” whether Trump’s post had “influenced the court’s decision.” The heads of Israel’s Mossad spy service and defense intelligence agency provided, along with Netanyahu, classified justifications for the cancelation, The Guardian noted.

At The Jerusalem Post, senior contributing editor Herb Keinon writes of Trump’s Truth Social post: “Everyone pees in the swimming pool, goes the well-known adage. But only some folks do it from the diving board. US President Donald Trump did just that [by criticizing Netanyahu’s trial]. The swimming pool in this analogy is US-Israel relations. Interference in each other’s affairs is nothing new; it’s pervasive and mutual. Everybody does it. What made Trump’s actions so audacious wasn’t the fact of interference but how he did it: openly, unapologetically, and with a barely veiled threat that American military aid might hang in the balance.”

In the past , I didn't follow much Fareed's analysis nor his opinions, but in the last year or so, I've learned to respect the man and look more carefully at most of his analysis, he's sharp and practical and always to the point, Again in this case I've decided to copy part of his page, to the benefit of my American and international readers, as it describes well the present situation and the funny relation. More so after the announcement of the Netanyahu visit next week to the US and the White-House, which comes at a controversial time in the relation and the diverging objectives of both sides. 

As always, my many thanks to all, stay safe and well.