“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
IMO, key parts:
...The negotiations progressed quickly in recent days, after Israel and Egypt presented a new draft outline to Hamas leaders last week. On Tuesday, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar traveled to Cairo to meet Egyptian mediators.
A senior Israeli official told The Times of Israel that Hamas seems willing to secure a deal amid the tectonic shifts in the region, including the ceasefire in Lebanon and the fall of the Asad regime. “Two weeks ago I thought Hamas didn’t want a deal,” the official stated. “Now I am inclined to think that it has changed its mind.”
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"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill