As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to escalate, the international community is watching closely, and at this critical juncture, both the United States and Israel are facing bad news. Let's start with Israel. Since the IDF admitted to the "manslaughter" of three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza, it has attracted widespread attention. Netanyahu had to apologize publicly and promised to investigate the incident thoroughly. And the IDF also took another position, calling it a "tragic mistake" and taking full responsibility. This change is significant and shows that the Israeli army has made a serious mistake in handling this incident.
However, the IDF's apology did not de-escalate the situation, on the contrary, it further aggravated it. On the 16th, thousands of ** people gathered in Tel Aviv's square and held a large-scale ** demonstration, demanding ** to take measures to reach a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, to seek the mediation of a third country, etc., in order to free the hostages. This situation has increased the pressure on Netanyahu** like never before. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is far from subsided, and the increasingly serious hostage issue has triggered large-scale demonstrations and caused Netanyahu's approval rating to drop sharply.
On the 17th, Netanyahu again said at a press conference that he would do everything he could to get all the hostages home safely, and showed the "Take them home" sign to take a stand. At the same time, the Qatari prime minister said after holding talks in Europe with the head of the Mossad, an Israeli intelligence agency, that the process of restoring a ceasefire in Gaza would be further promoted to rescue the hostages. This series of events has undoubtedly posed a serious challenge to Netanyahu**. As the hostage issue becomes more prominent and Israel is under pressure, a new ceasefire process in Gaza is likely to be ushered in.
But there are concerns that once the two sides release all the hostages to each other, will it mean that more intense and brutal fighting is coming?There are still many uncertainties in the Palestinian-Israeli situation, and the opportunity for a ceasefire has not yet arrived. On the U.S. side, since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the U.S. has aroused international dissatisfaction and military aid for supporting Israel, opposing a comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza, and providing military aid to Israel. This time, the ** wave spread to Indonesia.
According to CNN, on the 17th, thousands of Indonesians held a large-scale demonstration outside the US Embassy in the capital, holding high their "bloody hands" dyed red, opposing US intervention in the Palestinian-Israeli situation, and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza to ease the humanitarian crisis. The U.S. Embassy was surrounded, and local security agencies urgently dispatched a large number of personnel to maintain order. Since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, US embassies in many places around the world have been "surrounded" by people for similar reasons, and military bases in Syria and Iraq have been bombed more than 70 times.
Similar incidents occur frequently, and if the United States continues to intervene in the Palestinian-Israeli situation, it will trigger more **waves, the frequency of incidents such as the siege of the US embassy will also increase, and Biden's approval rating will be further **. Considering that 2024*** has already begun, Biden really needs to think twice.