The topic of this thread is the war in Lebanon. I was pointing out how Hezbollah's commitment to fellow Islamists Hamas resulted in them greatly increasing the number of missiles that they launched into N. Israel, but now they seem to have lost their resolve and seem to be no longer committed as, for now, they're willing to abide by the ceasefire. And, BTW, that ceasefire requires them to retreat north of some river approximately 30 miles and will be policed by the Lebanese military.
It seems that, on top of reneging on their commitment to their supposed ally Hamas, (obviously the U.S. and Israel have a better understanding of what a true alliance means) they got their asses spanked in this deal. And furthermore, many Israeli troops diverted to the north, can now be redeployed back south where Hamas has already been severely weakened militarily and surrounded by Israeli troops. Israel will now be fighting on only one front. That makes a huge difference. Hamas' situation is untenable.
Please comment on what the ceasefire means/represents to Lebanon and Hezbollah and how it impacts the conflict in Gaza. Those are the issues of this thread that your post did not at all address.
As per Netanyahu, whether he is in or out or in court or in jail or sunning himself on a Gazan beach, it all makes no difference as to how strong the IDF is and that the outcome is inevitable. The only sane, logical and humane thing to do would be to call for Hamas to surrender. For the sake of Gazan civilians, why would anybody want this war, with a pre-determined ending, to continue for 1 minute more than it needs to.
By the time it's all over, the weaker that Hamas is at that time just means that they will be in a poorer position to negotiate. Your position is totally illogical.
