There is no humanitarian motivation behind the Israeli government’s decision to allow limited UN relief operations in Gaza and airdrops of relief supplies. There’s only fear that the rest of the world may be spurred to action to stop the genocide by the imagery of starving children. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has said as much.
“Hamas wants to reach a situation where there will be decisions made against the State of Israel on the international stage, to reach a goal that the war will end and it will continue to exist,” Cohen said in an interview with Kan’s Reshet Bet radio, yesterday, adding that Israel “did not fall into this trap.” Cohen, who previously served as foreign minister, said that “the Foreign Ministry held meetings with their counterparts in Europe, and in order to prevent European sanctions on Israel, it was decided to advance these steps,” including approving a new water pipeline.
