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Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkcs9ylha
Israel Must Fight On to Change the Balance of Power
(Ynet News) Yossi Yehoshua - A policy that favors a ceasefire over continued fighting does not add to Israeli deterrence. A senior IDF commander said at least 5,000 terrorists have been killed since the start of the war and thousands of others were either injured or buried under destroyed buildings in Gaza, reinforcing the position that the fighting should be allowed to continue to demonstrate the price for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The IDF is realizing that only after operating in Rafah on the Egyptian border, where Hamas has tunnels bringing in arms, will most if not all hostages be freed. The message must be that, without the release of all captives, the entire strip will be destroyed as the north has been, so that international pressure will be placed on Hamas to make a deal. Hamas must not be in control of events and have the unilateral power to decide if and when hostages are freed.