Israel will likely see international pressure to halt or curb its Gaza operation rise significantly within the next few weeks, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Monday. In a briefing to reporters, Cohen said diplomatic pressure had begun to increase, and although not currently very high said it was now on an upward trend. Asked what the “diplomatic window” for the IDF’s campaign in Gaza is, Cohen answered “Two or three weeks.”
Cohen did not specify what he expects to happen after that time, and his office declined to clarify further. He did add however that some of his diplomatic counterparts have already made discreet requests for a ceasefire in conversations with him, but that such requests have not yet been made public.