American pressures behind Netanyahu's insistence on occupying the city of Gaza.. Trump: "Get the job done quickly."

The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed his cabinet ministers for security and political affairs (the Cabinet) that U.S. President Donald Trump supports the military operation in the Gaza Strip, provided it is carried out quickly.

According to Israeli Channel "12," on Sunday, direct pressure from Trump is behind Netanyahu's insistence on proceeding with the option of occupying the city of Gaza, despite disagreements within the Israeli military and security institutions regarding the feasibility of this step.

The Cabinet held a meeting on Sunday evening to discuss the latest developments in the sector. Tel Aviv estimates that there are 49 Israeli captives in Gaza, including 20 who are alive, while more than 10,800 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli jails, subjected to systematic torture and medical neglect, with many having died in recent years, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights reports.

Informed Israeli sources confirmed to the channel that Trump's pressure on Netanyahu has increased in recent weeks, and that the U.S. president emphasized the necessity of "defeating Hamas" in Gaza.

The sources reported that Trump felt disappointed after Qatar expressed optimism about nearing a ceasefire agreement, but Israeli obstinacy and the campaign of starvation in the sector led Hamas to harden its negotiating position.

According to the channel, "Trump has lost his patience," and expressed surprise at the Israeli occupation's inability to achieve a quick victory over the Palestinian resistance despite the enormous military and political support provided to it.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a war described by international human rights organizations as genocide, resulting in more than 63,000 martyrs and 160,000 injured, the majority of whom are children and women, along with over 9,000 missing persons, while hundreds of thousands suffer from forced displacement and famine that has claimed the lives of 339 Palestinians, including 124 children.

Despite the scale of the massacres, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, confirm daily the execution of qualitative operations targeting Israeli soldiers and destroying military vehicles, in a scene that reflects the continued ability of the resistance to exhaust the Israeli army.

Hamas had agreed in mid-August to a partial proposal presented by mediators regarding a prisoner exchange, but the Israeli occupation has not announced a clear position on it, even though it nearly matches what it had previously agreed to.

The Israeli opposition and families of the prisoners accuse Netanyahu of evading a comprehensive deal that would lead to the end of the war, considering that he prefers partial agreements that allow for prolonging the battle to maintain his political survival.

Observers believe that Netanyahu fears the collapse of his government if he accepts a comprehensive agreement, especially in light of threats from his far-right partners to withdraw from the coalition if the war is stopped.

Netanyahu faces internal trials on corruption charges that could lead to his imprisonment, and the International Criminal Court is seeking his arrest on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Palestinians.

In this context, the channel noted that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff estimated that the military operation aimed at occupying the city of Gaza could conclude by the end of December, but Israeli security institutions fear that Trump may withdraw his support if images of the massacres escalate and become pressing on the U.S. administration.

According to estimates from the Israeli security establishment, they do not believe that Hamas's surrender after the army enters Gaza is likely, and they see that the chances of the movement accepting a comprehensive deal under the Cabinet's conditions are extremely low.

Netanyahu recently announced five conditions for reaching an agreement, the most prominent of which are the disarmament of Hamas, stripping the sector of any military force, imposing complete Israeli security control over it, along with establishing a civilian administration that does not include Hamas or the Palestinian Authority.

These conditions practically mean imposing a long-term Israeli mandate over the sector, opening the door to an endless war of attrition, at a time when international pressure to stop the massacres is increasing, amid the occupation's failure to achieve its military and political objectives.