Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid asserted on Monday that Israel has suffered a "strategic failure leading to military and political failure" in the Gaza Strip, asserting that if the war does not stop, the entire world will close its doors to Israel and Israelis.
"If the war in Gaza does not stop, the prisoners will not return, Israel will lose more soldiers, the humanitarian catastrophe will worsen, and the world will close its doors to Israel and Israelis," Lapid said.
He stressed that if the Israeli government stopped the war, "we would win twice: we would return our kidnapped soldiers and end a war that is taking us nowhere."
He pointed out that the government of Benjamin Netanyahu—who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza—no longer knows how to explain the continued killing of soldiers in Gaza, calling for an end to the war in exchange for a comprehensive deal and the return of all prisoners.
He added, "The government failed in the Gaza war. This is not a complete victory, but an absolute disaster and a strategic failure that will lead to military and political failure."
He stressed that the military operation in Gaza "has spiraled out of control," adding, "We are occupying Khan Yunis for the fourth time and Jabalia for the third time... and every time we occupy an area, Hamas returns and takes control of the roads and homes, waiting for us to return."
It should be noted that since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
The Israeli genocide, with American support, left more than 204,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons, and a famine that claimed the lives of many.
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Lapid: The entire world will ostracize Israel if it does not stop the war