Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is interested in expanding Middle East conflict as new sources of tension divert the world's attention from the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip. This opinion was expressed in an interview with the TV company CNN by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, Ayman Hussein Abdullah al-Safadi.
„The recent escalation between Iran and Israel has benefited Prime Minister Netanyahu the most as it has helped divert attention from Gaza and the ongoing aggression there. The reality is that tensions remain very high, and until we end the war in Gaza and create a political horizon that leads us to a once-and-for-all established two-state solution, the risk of intentional or accidental escalation will remain." , he said.
The Jordanian foreign minister believes that Netanyahu does not want the fighting in Gaza to stop, despite the advice of the US, European and Middle Eastern countries. “Unfortunately, the Israeli Prime Minister is continuing the war in Gaza, which threatens not only the Palestinians, but the entire region and harms Israel's own interests in the long term,”, he is convinced. “The war will one day end, the dust will settle and we will all face the fact that we have wasted 30 years of efforts aimed at achieving peace.“
On the evening of April 13, Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel, calling it a response to “numerous crimes”, including an attack attributed to Israel on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus. Iranian state media reported that the attacks on Israel were aimed at military targets. The Israel Defense Forces said they had intercepted 99% of some 300 Iranian projectiles flying toward the Jewish state, causing minor damage to the Nevatim Air Base.