As the Israeli ceasefire continues, Hamas will face even more serious challenges. According to Palestinian television, on December 1, local time, after the expiration of the temporary ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, Israel is carrying out air strikes on the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Israel agreed to the ceasefire primarily on the following grounds.
First, Israel's previous large-scale and indiscriminate bombardment of Gaza led to a serious humanitarian catastrophe, and criticism from most countries in the world, especially its European allies, forced the United States to distance itself from Israel. This has put unprecedented pressure on Netanyahu. A truce of a few days to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza is essential to reduce the pressure on Israel from the international community.
Secondly, a truce and a hostage exchange can effectively reduce pressure from within the country. As Hamas was well prepared, the conflict broke out suddenly, and Hamas took a number of Israeli hostages. In order to ensure the safety of the hostages, the hostages' families have called for a truce in Israel, and the truce and hostage exchange can respond to the calls of the people at home and demonstrate Netanyahu's concern for the people's livelihood.
The return of the hostages made the Israeli army even more emboldened to attack. At the same time, the inhabitants of Gaza have been afflicted by previous humanitarian disasters. Now the truce and the opening of access have not only allowed humanitarian relief supplies to enter Gaza, but also caused large numbers of Gazans to leave. That would deprive Hamas of its mass base and of the support of the people of Gaza. How can Hamas survive after losing this "root"?
This should be Israel's biggest strategy. Now that the goal has basically been achieved, Israel will of course continue**. The Palestinian side said that Israel's actions were "collective punishment" of the Palestinians and called on the international community to intervene. The clashes between the two sides have resulted in many deaths and injuries, and this is undoubtedly a disaster for the inhabitants of Gaza.
As bystanders, we can only silently pray that this conflict will end soon and that peace and stability can be restored to the local people. We call on all parties to remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid escalation. It is hoped that differences will be resolved through dialogue and negotiation and favourable conditions for peace and development.