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November 28, 2023

Extending the Ceasefire Helps Hamas, but Hurts Israelis and Palestinians

Along with U.S. interests.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the ceasefire until Thursday, with ten hostages to be released today and another ten tomorrow. But the longer the ceasefire lasts, the more international pressure there will be on Jerusalem not to resume the fighting, and the more Hamas will have done to resupply its forces and to position them to defend more effectively against the IDF’s attacks. Seth Cropsey and Austen Maggin explain the dangers of a longer-term pause in hostilities:

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November 28, 2023

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  2. Extending the Ceasefire Helps Hamas, but Hurts Israelis and Palestinians

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