The main theme of Israel's military action remains the United States' support for its "right to self-defense" and the differences that exist between the United States and Israel over the post-war occupation of Gaza. Netanyahu revealed that Biden and Israel had a heated argument on the issue.
The United States supports the takeover of Gaza by the Palestinian Fatah regime, but Netanyahu has adamantly dismissed this possibility, saying that Israel will never give Hamas any chance to rise and will not agree to Palestinian autonomy in Gaza.
Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said in a meeting with U.S. Affairs Advisor Jake Sullivan that Israel needs months or more to continue its military operations in Gaza, not the weeks previously requested, let alone the immediate ceasefire demanded by the United Nations.
Analysts note that the Israeli defense minister's rhetoric suggests that they will remain in Gaza for a long time, temporarily occupying the city in the name of fighting Hamas. Frequent signals at all levels in Israel indicate that the military operation in the Gaza Strip will continue for a long time.
The British media believes that they may hope that the conflict will last longer in order to change the outside world's perception of the war, just as many people paid attention to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict before, and now fewer and fewer people are concerned about the fate of Zelensky and Ukrainian soldiers.
There is a view that, despite the reasons that Israel may put forward, they will have to face up to the future of Gaza after the conflict ends, and it is likely that Israeli forces will remain and not withdraw. Therefore, the previous cover-up rhetoric will also not be able to deceive people.