The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, initially brokered with hopes of peace partly due to Trump's involvement, has unraveled. Israel aimed to free hostages while maintaining Trump’s favor, while Hamas sought to capitalize on this for prisoner exchanges. Recent airstrikes by Israel have signaled the cease-fire's ending, although the public sentiment leans towards peace. Gazans remain under Hamas's influence without means of control, and Israeli leaders like Netanyahu are not aligned with public demands for cease-fire continuance or negotiated peace.
Hamas was willing to release those hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, but it was never going to agree to permanently lay down its arms.
The deal had been on life support for weeks, with no hostages coming out of Gaza and no humanitarian aid going in.
More war is not what the people of Gaza or Israel want. But Gazans have no ability to control or restrain Hamas.
Polls have consistently shown that the majority of Israelis support continuing the cease-fire deal, even if it means releasing some of the worst convicted terrorists.
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