Extended Israeli/HamasTruce Possible?
“In the short term, Israel and Hamas both appear to have strong reasons to continue the truce. Netanyahu, who has been under extreme pressure from the families of those held captive, may get a measure of political relief as more hostages come home. Hamas, meanwhile, has benefited from the halt in Israeli airstrikes and ground operations that is likely to enable it to regroup and prepare for an expected widened Israeli assault on its southern strongholds. The US is seeking the return of Americans held or unaccounted for after the Hamas raids on October 7, and Biden has a strong imperative in delaying or preventing more civilian carnage in Gaza – both for humanitarian reasons and to temper a domestic political backlash from young and progressive voters who have condemned his unshakable support for Israel.”
President Biden and the rest of the Western cohort of Nations are pushing for a cease fire in the Israeli/Hamas War that has engulfed the region for over a month. The possibility of a much wider and more damaging conflict remains ever present and thus the impetus to contain the fighting is of paramount importance to the Biden Administration. The conflict remains largely unpredictable and has the potential to play a large role in the 2024 Presidential Election, and that has the current Administration intensely worried.
