Gaza hostage situation

Efforts were made to resolve the hostage situation in Gaza through negotiations before the start of Ramadan, some progress was made, but no agreement was reached and none of the kidnapped were recovered. The release of the prisoners by force of arms produced almost as bad a result, only one body was managed to be recovered.

The situation has to be understood as far as Hamas is concerned, it is the terrorist organization’s last trump card. From Israel’s point of view, the concern is that a prolonged cease-fire would allow Hamas’s terror to continue while the organization is able to ...