"Ultimately, Jerusalem may free more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including cold-blooded murderers; some may join Hamas in new attacks, just as Yahya Sinwar planned the Oct. 7 massacre after he was freed in a hostage deal years ago."
"Kudos, too, to his and Biden's aides, who worked cooperatively to push the deal into the end zone. And to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: The military pressure he kept up against Hamas - despite relentless calls (including from Team Biden) to stand down - also helped forced the terrorist group to sign on."
"Yes, the deal has risks: Israel is to withdraw its forces from populated areas of Gaza, relieving Hamas of military concerns."
"President Biden even claims the cease-fire will remain in place if the parties can't reach an agreement on Phase 2 after."
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