US was dissuaded Israel from the ground operation in the Gaza Strip. This is reported by the Politico newspaper with reference to the sources in the White House.
The representatives of the American administration in private told with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called on it to complete the military operation against Palestinian radical movements. Sources Politico are convinced that it was after this conversation Netanyahu refused to invade and stated that the aggravation will end soon.
In addition, the United States allegedly sought Egypt to conclude agreements with both parties to the conflict. Washington expected to complete the crisis in the shortest possible time, therefore chose a pressure strategy for Israel and discussions with other possible negotiation intermediaries.
Nevertheless, while the situation remains unpredictable.
Messages that the Israeli army can start a land surgery in Gaza, received on May 13. Soon they were denied.
The aggravation of the conflict between Palestine and Israel began with clashes in East Jerusalem. Then, on May 10, the Palestinian groupings of Hamas and Islamic jihad, based in the Gaza Strip, began a massive shelling of Israel – a total of over three thousand missiles were issued in the country. In response, the Israeli army called on five thousand reservists and causes air strikes for goals in the Gaza Strip.
collisions are still. According to the latest data, 10 Israelis and 220 residents of the Gaza sector were killed from the beginning of the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.