Hamas II.

This is coolbert:

Everyone should be surprise by this? I for one was!

No further Israeli attack on the southern part of the Gaza Strip? Hamas fighting units will be able to re-constitute themselves in some manner. 

From the Israeli stand-point this means accepting half-a-loaf rather than the full loaf?

"IDF ends active ground invasion, completely withdraws from southern Gaza"

From The Jerusalem Post ^ | April 7: 2024 | By YONAH JEREMY BOB. The tip from Freeper.

"The IDF on Sunday announced that it had concluded the active invasion stage of the war for now while leaving open the possibility of a future new invasion of Rafah in deep southern Gaza. Although a top IDF official said that this change had nothing to do with US pressure, the timing was unmistakable in coming right after the IDF’s disastrous mistaken killing of seven humanitarian aid workers last week. Critically, this means that Palestinians can, on one hand, move freely within southern Gaza and Khan Yunis and that there is a complete vacuum for preventing a return of Hamas..."

Comments:

* It would seem the promised full and complete destruction of Hamas will NOT be achieved.

* Israeli hostages will remain in captivity for a more or less indefinite time unless this withdrawal is part of some sort of package deal!

* Politically this will mean the end of the career of Benjamin Netanyahu?

Obviously this is a story not yet confirmed or denied as they say. A negative for the Israeli? I might think so.

coolbert.