Analysis: Israel 'can no longer control its own fate'

The veteran Israeli political analyst Meron Rapoport tells Middle East Eye that Israel has now entered a situation where it cannot control its own fate.

According to Rapoport, Israeli intelligence services are still in a state of shock and that faith in the Israeli army has been rocked to its core.

Rapoport also says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has limited options to regain control of the narrative.

“If Israel’s armed forces go into Gaza, they will do so with a lot less self-confidence than before, and there is no certainty that they are capable of a military conquest of Gaza,” Rapoport says.

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