“We don’t see a way out,” says Marius Schattner, former Jerusalem correspondent

Asked about the possibility of such a dramatic outcome in the Gaza Strip, Marius Schattner asserts that “no one could have imagined it.” “There is the horror of war, where civilians are targets on both sides, now on the Palestinian side (…) without forgetting the atrocities committed by Hamas. I find that the tragedy is that we see no way out and that we need a way out. The Israeli army is not going to recover the Gaza Strip”says the journalist and essayist.

Land offensive underway

Regarding the major offensive in progress, Marius Schattner specifies “that there is already a ground offensive happening.” “Apart from military actions, what are the political prospects?”, he asks himself. Asked about the possibility that Israel could remain in the Gaza Strip, the journalist maintains that intelligence presented three options. “One of the options is to empty the Gaza Strip and its population into Egypt’s Sinai. The idea is unfeasible, because Egypt absolutely does not agree”concludes Marius Schattner.