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Source: https://www.thejc.com/opinion/israels-intractable-war-in-gaza-by8tcbsf
Ending the Gaza War Now Would Preserve Hamas Rule
(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Editorial - To accuse Israel of crimes it demonstrably has not committed is defamatory, with serious consequences for Jewish communities worldwide. The accusation that Israel is using "starvation as a weapon of war" has circulated since the outset. Yet the facts tell a different story. Social media has footage of thousands of food pallets that Israel had cleared but hadn't been collected by the UN and international aid agencies on the Gazan side of the border. Only after Israel released images of these massive supplies baking in the sun did those same agencies suddenly manage to collect over 270 trucks in just two days. Those calling for Israel to simply end the war must reckon with the likelihood that this would not secure the release of all hostages. It is doubtful Hamas would have released the 148 hostages during the two previous truces without sustained military pressure. The remaining hostages - and the two million Gazans under Hamas's rule - are the jihadists' insurance policy. That's why they may never give up every last captive. Ending the war unilaterally would also preserve Hamas's rule. It would give Hamas time to regroup, rearm, and plan the next invasion.