The American news network CNN reported last night (between Tuesday and Wednesday) that senior officials in the American administration believe that Israel has a short window of opportunity left to fight in Gaza. According to them, the ceasefire is closer than ever and they mean weeks and not months.
According to the report, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken clarified in recent talks with their counterparts in Israel that the erosion of support for Israel in the administration will have a "devastating result" on the Israeli military operation against Hamas.
It is further claimed that behind the scenes, senior administration officials believe that Israel has a very limited time to achieve its goals in fighting Hamas before the outrage over the enormous humanitarian price being paid by the citizens of the Gaza Strip will bring the calls for a ceasefire to a "watershed". Sources in the administration claimed to the news network that it is "a few weeks and not months" until the pressure to reach a ceasefire takes its toll.
In addition, the report claims that the White House has growing dissatisfaction with the severe harm to civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially the attacks on the refugee camps in the north of the Gaza Strip. One source in the administration told the news network that "President Biden did not like the attack in Jabaliya at all. The problem for Israel is that criticism of it is increasing, not only from its rivals but from among its closest friends."
Prior to publication, the Pentagon spokesman, General Patrick Ryder, expressed opposition to a humanitarian ceasefire and claimed that Israel must continue the military operation in order to achieve victory. The United States continues to transfer weapons of various types to Israel and more than a hundred American planes loaded with weapons have already landed in Israel.
But as experts in Israel have already argued, Biden is comfortable having an ally in the Middle East and he enjoys it, but he will not hesitate to order Israel to stop, if he fears that his legitimacy among the public is waning.
