Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights the Israeli government’s shifting focus from Gaza to the West Bank, particularly as a temporary ceasefire takes hold in Gaza. He emphasizes that while Gaza has posed a strategic challenge, the West Bank represents a strategic reward for Israel. Bishara suggests that operations in Jenin and the broader West Bank serve as a deflection from the failures of October 7 and create an opportunity for Israel to advance annexation policies, particularly under a US administration more tolerant of such actions.
