1 Nov 2023 - Robert C. Castel Labyrinth war in Gaza, Yemen declares war on Israel

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In our broadcast, Robert C. Castel analyzes the current state of the war in Israel,
01.11.2023
Topics:
The labyrinthine war in Gaza has begun
- How is this different from the first phase of the operation?
- What can be known about Hamas' tunnel system, how many people can be confined inside and for how long?
- Are there civilian shelters in Gaza? Why has the northern war zone not been evacuated? How can there still be a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza when it has been under Palestinian control for 18 years? Can Israel control aid deliveries so that they do not fall into the hands of Hamas?
Rescue of hostages
- The first major success of the operation is the rescue of an Israeli soldier. What can we know about the circumstances of this?
- There are 230-240 hostages in Gaza, civilians, soldiers, foreigners, Israelis, dual nationals - including at least 5 Hungarian-Israeli. What is Hamas' aim with them and what strategy can Israel use?
- US special forces are also helping to find the hostages. How might this add value to the operation? Does it mean a direct US military involvement? Or are they just there to rescue the American hostages?
Escalation risks
- There has been less news from the northern border in recent days, does this mean that despite the invasion of Gaza, Hezbollah does not want to intervene on the side of Hamas?
- At the same time, the Yemeni flesh and blood have again attempted to fire ballistic missiles at Israel from much further away, perhaps Eilat. How was this thwarted? What is the aim of the flesh and blood to provoke Israel from 2500 km away? Or is this the first step in Iran's war?
- Who has an interest in escalating the conflict now, weeks after the Hamas attack?
- The US has indicated that it will send additional reinforcements to protect its bases in the region. Many say this is just a pretext to intervene in the war, how real are these challenges for Washington?
International context / Diplomatic challenges
- How to interpret the radical voice of Turkey/Erdogan?
- What happened in Dagestan, who is responsible for the near pogrom?
- In the US, groups critical of Israel are becoming increasingly vocal, who might have an interest in disrupting support for the Biden administration?
- In Berlin, Paris Jewish homes have been targeted as threats, can Western European governments prevent anti-Semitic violence? Or will they give in, as the UN vote showed?
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