Israel's new controversial aid initiative in Gaza and its support for the Abu Shabab criminal gang rivaling Hamas share the common goal of helping Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prolong the war, journalist Nir Hasson said on the Haaretz Podcast.
"Netanyahu must preserve the radical right-wing fantasy of ethnic cleansing in Gaza for political survival. For this, he needs the war to continue," said Hasson, who covers the humanitarian toll of the war for Haaretz.
Hasson said that until "we have any other proof" of who is behind the shadowy Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, he regards it as "a proxy of the State of Israel." Therefore, he said, Israel's leaders are responsible for the "humiliating" and "dangerous" scenes at GHF aid distribution sites.
In his conversation with host Allison Kaplan Sommer, Hasson also discussed his Haaretz investigation into the failure of Israel's evacuation warnings to protect civilians in Gaza.
"In Gaza, there is nowhere to run. Even the IDF safe zones are not safe," he said. "Israel has really pushed the civilian population of Gaza to the edge."
