Divisions among Israeli leadership and US doubts are complicating what are already ‘fiendishly difficult’ objectives
Israel has had a full invasion force massed on Gaza’s borders for over a week. Its military leaders insist they are ready, and Benjamin Netanyahu has his finger on the trigger, but so far has not pulled it.
The Israeli prime minister gave a speech on Wednesday night that sounded like a rallying cry for a ground assault, but it was carefully drafted, committing to nothing specific and saying the place and manner of any attack would be “determined unanimously” by the war cabinet and the army commanders.
