Race against time
Why Israel cannot achieve a strategic victory, the factors driving Israel towards a temporary ceasefire, and why it won't last.
Negotiations are underway to establish a new, two to four week ceasefire where Hamas would release 30-40 Israeli captives in exchange for 10 times that number of Palestinian prisoners. These captives would not be active duty soldiers of either gender, and they likely would not be former senior IDF officers.
Israel is still committed publicly to eliminat…