(Telegraph-UK) Con Coughlin - The Israeli government's decision to approve a hostage swap deal with Hamas that will result in a four-day pause in the fighting has inevitably raised expectations that it could lead to a broader ceasefire. Yet despite the arrangement, the Israeli military has no intention of ending its military assault to destroy Hamas. The reality is that the agreement is unlikely to distract the Israeli government from its goal of wiping Hamas from the face of the earth. Having eliminated much of Hamas' terrorist infrastructure in northern Gaza, the Israelis will want to finish the job. From Israel's perspective, the notion that hostilities can be brought to an end before the Hamas threat has been completely eliminated is wholly untenable.
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