For the last eighteen months since the October 7 massacres, one point has remained painfully clear. Hamas has no intention of ever living in peace with Israel. Given that, the situation in Gaza had clearly become intolerable for Israel. All of the hostage-prisoner swaps and phased ‘pause’ negotiations never addressed Hamas’ mission to annihilate Israel at its convenience.
Late yesterday, the contradictions dictated the obvious outcome. Hamas and Gazans insist on FA, and so now we’re back to FO:
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed early Tuesday morning after roughly two months, as the Israel Defense Forces launched dozens of strikes throughout Gaza under orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who cited the terror group’s “repeated refusal” to release Israeli hostages.
At least 404 Palestinians were killed, including children,…
