Hamas is acting as if Israel is no longer what it used to be
The Jerusalem Post by Seth J. Frantzman 18 February 2025

Extracts:
  • high prices; for hostages
As such, Hamas assumes today that it is in Israel’s interests to keep the ceasefire

This is not only because Israel wants all the hostages home
It is also because Hamas knows Israel needs to say that it also won the war

If both Hamas and Israel can declare victory, then both have an interest in keeping the deal going

Hamas says it is working with Qatar and Egypt to make sure that the agreement is implemented

Hamas is expecting that heavy machinery will enter Gaza so that it can begin to move rubble and rebuild
This is in contrast to US President Donald Trump’s statements about how Gaza is a demolition site and people should leave

Hamas wants to do the work and keep the people in Gaza Hamas has done this before after previous wars
Terrorists invulnerable As such deterrence Israel's only security not fatal complacency

Originally Posted by Trojan
Day 505 Israel was asleep at the wheel -- on its knees... forced to negotiate with evil, terrible Terrorists still calling the shots mad

"A lot of anger, a lot of questions about where the army was"
They were not even aware Hamas was inside Israel, running amok, for hours