Yediot Ahronoth’s military commentator, Avi Issacharoff, was interviewed this morning (Tuesday) by News 12 and estimated that the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, would not be ready for an all-out hostage deal.
Sinwar built on this scenario, and now he has put Israel in a trap
“Sinwar has achievements, he survived 102 days and continues to shoot, he still has capabilities and achievements. There is a certain military achievement for Hamas here. When the residents of the northern Gaza Strip return home, they see the destruction and they also have questions. In the end, the promise was not that we would destroy the entire Gaza Strip. What That the IDF did say that it would do this would harm their capabilities and bring down the Hamas regime. At the moment there is no de facto Hamas rule. There is an impressive damage to the capabilities but they have enough to go on,” Sinwar said.
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Avi Issacharoff (Photo: Private)
“Releasing the abductees is a different issue, Israel did not succeed in military operations to bring about the release of the abductees. Hamas has set impossible conditions – a complete halt and only then will we start talking. It is impossible to comply with such a demand and if Hamas does not understand that it needs to return to the negotiating table, then it must be made, under pressure military. Sinwar needs to ensure the survival of his rule through a ceasefire. We need to get out of naivety, there is no scenario that he will release all 136, you will release prisoners and we will close. He will not do that and he needs to be made to blink, and only when the sword is on his neck will Hamas bend “, he added.