Sechster Nahostkrieg

[Nightwatch]

Impressionen aus dem Affenzirkus der letzten 48 Stunden:

Several U.S. Defense Official have stated the Israeli Government has notified them that their continuous requests for Delays in regards to the Ground Invasion of Gaza, which Secretary Austin reportedly Urgently conveyed over the Weekend, is beginning to “Wear Thin,” but that the Department of Defense still doesn’t believe they are prepared for a Major Outbreak of Violence and Attacks throughout the Region, which they believe will occur when the Invasion begins, with Assets and Troops still moving into Position and possible Targets still being Identified; the White House is also continuing to push the Delay due to Hostage Negotiations between Hamas and Qatar which they believe will “Fall-Through” once the Invasion starts.

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/...2216744363

The Biden administration is asking Israel to delay the looming ground incursion into Gaza to allow time for the release of more hostages and for humanitarian aid to get to civilians in Gaza, administration official tells @ABC

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1716204693674762241

“The Biden administration is reportedly concerned that Israel lacks achievable military goals for its operations in the Gaza Strip, leading US officials to believe that the IDF is not yet ready for a ground incursion.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-said-co...not-ready/

IDF believes it’s ready for Gaza ground offensive — and that it should start soon
Army wants to carry out incursion even at cost of heavy losses, fears political echelon may never give the order despite high level of readiness

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-believ...ppen-soon/

Senior Israeli official: We can’t delay Gaza invasion by more than a few days; Israeli estimate: Hezbollah will escalate attacks once IDF goes in, but will avoid full-scale war (via @ynetalerts)

https://twitter.com/IsraelRadar_com/stat...3700379842

There is a disagreement in the Israeli war Cabinet regarding the army's readiness to invade Gaza.

Israel's defence minister Gallant and minister Gantz believe that the IDF is ready to enter Gaza. Netanyahu believes that more time is needed to prepare.

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1716512372653686887

Statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, at the start of a security assessment:

"We are working together as an iron fist for one objective – to eliminate Hamas."

https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/171...7875592486

IDF spokesman on the delay in ground invasion: "There are strategic considerations here, we're looking at the entire Middle East"

https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/stat...7483047020

Israeli Army Radio:
Israel has agreed to delay the ground invasion of Gaza until America finishes sending additional military assets to the region. (גלי צה"ל)

https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/stat...8948815954

Update: CBS: The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its strike group — which last weekend Austin had announced was being deployed to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to join the USS Gerald R. Ford — will instead be heading to the Persian Gulf, Austin disclosed Saturday.

https://twitter.com/EndGameWW3/status/17...7778761877

#BREAKING: Top U.S. officials say the threats of a war widening from the Gaza Strip are real and rising, forcing the Pentagon to put more U.S. forces on higher alert for quick deployment and rush additional weapons systems to the region. (Axios)

"This is a big reason President Biden and his war cabinet are using an elaborate carrot-and-stick strategy to slow Israel's invasion of Gaza. Bluntly, they need time to prepare for an Iranian escalation elsewhere, including getting more air defense systems to the region fast"

https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/with_replies

The Biden administration is preparing for the possibility that hundreds of thousands of American citizens will require evacuation from the Middle East if the war in Gaza cannot be contained. Americans living in Israel and neighboring Lebanon are of particular concern. (WaPo)

https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/stat...2304466011

US official confirms to me that key reason for IDF ground invasion delay is US request to complete preps for broader conflict.
Preps incl deployment of THAAD and Patriot air defense systems in Gulf (poss also Jordan + northern Iraq) and arrival of USS Ike + 2k marines.

https://twitter.com/Yonatan_Touval/statu...3338919984


Ich erlaube mir, mich selbst zu zitieren - vom 18.10.2023:
Eigentlich müssten die USA aktuell massiv Raketenabwehr in die Region verlegen, aber unter dieser Administration denkt das DoD nicht von zwölf bis Mittag.