A combination of a quick military victory and an immediate diplomatic process that would exact a painful price from Hamas, destroy its military and civil capabilities, apply unprecedented pressure to release the hostages, and uplift the spirits of the people of Israel. The Prime Minister and the cabinet have succumbed to weakness, letting emotion override reason, and have once again decided to do more of the same — launching a military move whose purpose is not decisive victory, but merely applying pressure on Hamas to bring it to a partial hostage deal. An worst of all, it is clear that if we leave Hamas an option for a temporary pause, every time it feels that its a moment from collapsing, it will ask for a pause to refresh and agree to a temporary deal, and then the war will again stop, and the soldiers will again withdraw and their efforts and sacrifices will go down the drain.
Author: Minister Bezalel Smotrich
Published at: 2025-08-09 20:34:00
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