- The idea of a humanitarian safe zone in Rafah, envisioned as a protected refuge for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians, is beginning to falter. The timeline is utopian, costs are skyrocketing, and political support is crumbling.
Netanyahu speaks plainly: “It’s simply not realistic”
Caught between strategic necessity, moral responsibility, and domestic political pressure, the situation is escalating dramatically. While the military warns of being overstretched, ministers are pressing for swift results. And looming over everything is the central question: Can Israel combine security and humanitarian responsibility without becoming entangled once again in a conflict with no foreseeable end? Israel must tread carefully to avoid losing its way again.
In a tense meeting of the inner security cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared visibly disillusioned. His reaction to the military’s proposed timeline, which projected up to a year for construction, was unequivocal: the initiative was “simply not realistic.”
The concept was clear: in the midst of the ongoing war against Hamas, a secured corridor was...
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