Eyal Mayroz, a senior lecturer in peace and conflict studies at the University of Sydney, noted that Israel has often been criticised for failing to adequately investigate such incidents.
“Any attack on such a sensitive installation requires a very high-level authorisation, and apparently this time it was not given,” he told CNA’s Asia First.
Meanwhile, United States special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will chair a White House meeting on Gaza on Wednesday, adding that Washington expected Israel’s war in the Palestinian territory to be settled by the end of the year.
Mayroz said the key issue is the amount of pressure the US is willing to place on Israel.
He stressed that Washington plays a pivotal role in ending the war, but that its involvement so far has been “not very constructive”.
Trump, he added, is refusing to go all the way in pressuring Israel to back down — despite being the only actor capable of doing so.
