The article discusses the renewed hostilities between Israel and Hamas after the collapse of a two-month cease-fire. Hamas launched a series of rockets into Israel while Israeli ground operations intensified in Gaza. The article explores the deadlock where Israel seeks the return of hostages but faces Hamas's demands for survival assurances. Domestic protests in Israel challenge Netanyahu's approach, as he focuses on passing a state budget rather than responding to calls for peace, leaving the situation in a precarious state poised for further escalation.
The cease-fire that collapsed this week was always likely to fall apart unless one of the sides softened its stance. But neither did.
Israel's leadership wants both the safe return of Hamas's hostages, as well as Hamas's military defeat. But Hamas won't hand over the hostages without Israel's guaranteeing the group's survival in Gaza.
Netanyahu doesn't seem swayed by the protesters calling for a new truce to save the hostages. His biggest domestic priority is to pass a state budget.
Hamas fired its first barrage of rockets in months into Israeli territory yesterday as Israeli troops expanded ground operations across Gaza.
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