The IDF's renewed military operations in Gaza have not changed Hamas' position, yet the military is preparing to increase the pressure and is wary of the reservists. While the Egyptian proposal for negotiations does not look promising, Jerusalem once again understands that Trump will have the final word – on Gaza and Iran
The cabinet counts only one minister, apart from Bezalel Smotrich, who carries any independent weight, and that is Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer. At a conference in Jerusalem this week, he predicted that the seven-front war, to use his term, would end in about a year. Close to Independence Day last year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that total victory was just around the corner. Perhaps his government has sobered up a bit since then.
On the Eve of Israel's Independence Day, the Gaza War Is Stuck and Wounds Are Still Raw – Haaretz
