Seem plain to me that Bibi knew of the attack on Oct 7th, let it happen, and is using the opportunity to avoid losing power, cement some kind of legacy in Israel, and deal with the Gaza problem once and for all.
I refuse to believe a country with one of the greatest spy agencies didn't know. They have intelligence sharing with the US. Their satellite, signals, and human intelligence systems are the best in the world. The Egyptians warned the Israelis and were rebuffed. I find it almost impossible Hamas carried out an operation of this size in complete secrecy.
Fast forward to today, why would you flatten every piece of infrastructure in Gaza other than to dispossess and depopulate the area completely. Collective guilt and punishing the civilian population has been off limits for decades. This is about planting a flag and never leaving, with the intention of driving out the hold outs over the next few years. Look to the west bank for the game plan going forward after the operation is complete.
They don't believe the Palestinians are people to bargain with in good faith, simply obstacles in their vision to be killed or driven into the neighboring countries. There has never been any genuine attempts at a 2 state solution, Israeli politics is as radical as the people they claim to be fighting against.
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