• Wrench@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I don’t know why you’re being downvoted. I don’t know what the terms of this one are, but past cease fires have basically required Hamas to surrender. Giving up their only leverage, hostages, and allowing IDF to strictly control everyone and everything going in and out of Gaza, free to shut off power and water as they feel, and block aid.

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      8 months ago

      Not to mention Israel doesn’t exactly have a stellar record when it comes to respecting ceasefires.

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      8 months ago

      As you say, they have very little leverage. What they can offer is returning the hostages and a guarantee of safety for Israel and in exchange, they can get peace and relative freedom. At this point they should probably negotiate for whatever they can get, because the alternative is complete destruction. Belligerence hasn’t worked out well for them, perhaps they should try something else.

      I wouldn’t expect any trust and goodwill considering their stated goal is to genocide Jews and destroy Israel.

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        8 months ago

        As you say, they have very little leverage. What they can offer is returning the hostages and a guarantee of safety for Israel and in exchange, they can get peace and relative freedom.

        The only peace Gaza is getting out of an Israeli occupation is a worse version of the West Bank.