ISRAEL

SCARBOROUGH Richard since October ░░░░░░░░ obviously our impression the ░░░░░░░░ s impression of Israel ░░░░░░░░ this fearsome fighting military ░░░░░░░░ has been severely damaged ░░░░░░░░ reputation damaged I m ░░░░░░░░ we re hearing about ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ that are coming in ░░░░░░░░ the reservists that are ░░░░░░░░ back in Do you ░░░░░░░░ a sense that Israel ░░░░░░░░ once again feeling confident ░░░░░░░░ their defense their military ░░░░░░░░ actually defend the people ░░░░░░░░ are they still shattered ░░░░░░░░ the events of October ░░░░░░░░ Are they still questioning ░░░░░░░░ Benjamin Netanyahu and this ░░░░░░░░ government can do the ░░░░░░░░ Engel All of those ░░░░░░░░ are true The Israelis ░░░░░░░░ now are angry but ░░░░░░░░ are also nervous They ░░░░░░░░ nervous at how they ░░░░░░░░ have missed this They ░░░░░░░░ nervous what Hamas may ░░░░░░░░ in store for Gaza ░░░░░░░░ they say and if ░░░░░░░░ ask Israelis they will ░░░░░░░░ Yes we were caught ░░░░░░░░ We made a mistake ░░░░░░░░ is anger directed at ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu government and at ░░░░░░░░ personally but Israelis are ░░░░░░░░ now they ve mobilized ░░░░░░░░ re not sleeping anymore ░░░░░░░░ they are on a ░░░░░░░░ as a nation to ░░░░░░░░ Hamas That is the ░░░░░░░░ goal here and I ░░░░░░░░ everyone feels that it ░░░░░░░░ something that is necessary ░░░░░░░░ question is how do ░░░░░░░░ do that Do you ░░░░░░░░ the 300 000 plus ░░░░░░░░ into Gaza in some ░░░░░░░░ of blitzkrieg Do you ░░░░░░░░ it out through targeted ░░░░░░░░ potentially in coordination with ░░░░░░░░ United States and other ░░░░░░░░ Do you do a ░░░░░░░░ of the two Do ░░░░░░░░ send in some troops ░░░░░░░░ block off parts of ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Strip while raids ░░░░░░░░ and negotiations continue It ░░░░░░░░ an enormously delicate time ░░░░░░░░ that s just in ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Strip This conflict ░░░░░░░░ now already spread beyond ░░░░░░░░ It s important to ░░░░░░░░ about this as what ░░░░░░░░ described as the axis ░░░░░░░░ resistance here That is ░░░░░░░░ and its proxies and ░░░░░░░░ proxies are Hamas and ░░░░░░░░ Hamas is clearly mobilized ░░░░░░░░ is mobilizing There have ░░░░░░░░ strikes carried out by ░░░░░░░░ against Israeli troops along ░░░░░░░░ border Israel has evacuated ░░░░░░░░ border communities And then ░░░░░░░░ has issued vague threats ░░░░░░░░ in the last 24 ░░░░░░░░ that it might carry ░░░░░░░░ preemptive strikes if Israel ░░░░░░░░ attack on Gaza continues ░░░░░░░░ there are many signs ░░░░░░░░ there could be some ░░░░░░░░ progress with the potential ░░░░░░░░ of a safe corridor ░░░░░░░░ a safe zone some ░░░░░░░░ The first time ever ░░░░░░░░ re hearing any kind ░░░░░░░░ movement regarding the hostages ░░░░░░░░ the new threats from ░░░░░░░░ and Hezbollah all do ░░░░░░░░ bode well.”