Subject: Re: Hamas refusing to re;ease hostages
I abhor that civilians (as usual) are taking the brunt of this. On both sides.

Politically, Israel is in a dicey situation. Militarily, I agree...no ceasefire. Consider all the hostages casualties, and do what you must do. Quickly.

They should also remove their "settlers", by force if necessary. They would have a better "moral" position if they weren't seen as taking land that isn't theirs. And they should wrap up their operations as quickly as possible to avoid being the US in Vietnam, or Afghanistan. Mired in a no-win situation.