A ground invasion of the Gaza Strip would lose Israel much international sympathy and support, British foreign secretary William Hague warned on November 18. His comments came after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the armed forces were ready to ‘significantly expand’ their operation against Hamas-run Gaza Strip as it entered its fifth day. Hague said it would be hard for the international community to maintain sympathy with Israel if it launched a ground operation. “That, of course, is a different proposition,” he said. “The prime minister (David Cameron) and I have both stressed to our Israeli counterparts that a ground invasion of Gaza would lose Israel a lot of the international support and sympathy that they have in this situation. “It’s much more difficult to restrict and avoid civilian casualties during a ground invasion and a large ground operation would threaten to prolong the conflict.
Gaza Invasion Would Cost Israel Int’l Support: British Foreign Secretary
A ground invasion of the Gaza Strip would lose Israel much international sympathy and support, British foreign secretary William Hague warned on November 18. His comments came after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the armed forces were ready to ‘significantly expand’ their operation against Hamas-run Gaza Strip as it entered its fifth day.
