Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the four-day cease-fire by two more days may bring more hostages home but Israel will still need to eradicate the terror group if it hopes to survive long-term.
Monday’s Israel-Hamas deal to extend the cease-fire two more days raises hopes that more hostages will soon be freed — at a price: Every day that passes with Hamas still alive makes the job of eradicating it harder.
But Hamas must be obliterated.
No one can blame Jerusalem for choosing to make the return of its hostages a top priority.
Yet Israel faces a ticking clock: World pressure to “permanently” end the war keeps growing.
