Aaron Maté
Israel could have had a hostage deal nearly one month ago, but chose a ground invasion instead. It then rejected the same Qatari-brokered deal last week.What changed now? According to Amos Harel of Haaretz, the Israeli “security establishment” has developed the “understanding that the outcry of the hostages’ families is arousing broad public support, and that it will be difficult to continue with a ground maneuver in the southern Gaza Strip should public anger over what will be perceived as abandoning women and children increase.”In other words, to keep slaughtering Palestinian women and children in Gaza, Israel must finally stop abandoning the return of Israeli women and children from Gaza.

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