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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/25/israel-gaza-war-hamas-ceasefire-next-phase/
Israel Will Resume Offensive Operations after the Pause in Gaza
(Washington Post) David Ignatius - "At this point in time, Israel is focused on getting all 100 women and children released," a senior Israeli official said. "The next stage will be high-intensity conflict. The IDF is determined to go to the next stage of the war....There is very strong determination on the part of the IDF and the Israeli people that we can no longer live with Hamas ruling Gaza." Israel will seek to resume offensive operations at a moment when international pressure will grow for a permanent ceasefire. Hamas fighters remain well-entrenched underground. Clearing operations aren't over in northern Gaza, and those in southern Gaza have barely begun. The senior Israeli official stressed that destroying Hamas is an overriding concern. "There's an understanding that from an economic perspective, we need to win the war. The costs of war are short-term, relative to the long-term benefit of people going back to living safely."