(Jerusalem Post) Editorial - The war against Hamas is almost 12 weeks old and the fighting is not going to end soon. The massive gains made by the IDF, with over 8,000 Hamas operatives killed, numerous tunnels exposed and destroyed, and the terrorists' capabilities severely compromised, have been muted by the high cost of casualties. The going is slow and painstaking, and the international community's pressure to agree to a ceasefire without achieving our goals is growing stronger all the time. Thankfully, the U.S., and especially President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, understand the cause-and-effect at play and realize that the untenable situation in Gaza is solely due to Hamas. However, as the war drags on, pressure from the U.S. will increase as well. Israel needs to remain firm against the forces that would prevent it from achieving its goals. The revelations that are still emerging months after the atrocities of Oct. 7 show that Israel needs to stay the course, realize there is no quick fix, accept the pain and anguish that comes with losing the best people that Israel has to offer, and strengthen all of our resolves that the war we're fighting is just and necessary. The deaths of the Oct. 7 terror victims and the 164 soldiers who have fallen in the battle to eliminate the Hamas threat must not be in vain.
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