Tia Goldenberg

You know, this war has been going on for so long, and Israel still has not reached its aim of dismantling Hamas and freeing the hostages. And in fact, an overwhelming amount of hostages who have been freed have been freed through ceasefire deals and not through military pressure that Israel is now ramping up.

You know, this war has been going on for so long, and Israel still has not reached its aim of dismantling Hamas and freeing the hostages. And in fact, an overwhelming amount of hostages who have been freed have been freed through ceasefire deals and not through military pressure that Israel is now ramping up.

You know, this war has been going on for so long, and Israel still has not reached its aim of dismantling Hamas and freeing the hostages. And in fact, an overwhelming amount of hostages who have been freed have been freed through ceasefire deals and not through military pressure that Israel is now ramping up.

Israel and Hamas stand very far apart on how they see the end of this war playing out. Hamas says it's prepared to free all the hostages immediately for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war. Israel obviously wants its hostages freed, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's not prepared to end the war unless Hamas is dismantled.

Israel and Hamas stand very far apart on how they see the end of this war playing out. Hamas says it's prepared to free all the hostages immediately for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war. Israel obviously wants its hostages freed, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's not prepared to end the war unless Hamas is dismantled.

Israel and Hamas stand very far apart on how they see the end of this war playing out. Hamas says it's prepared to free all the hostages immediately for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war. Israel obviously wants its hostages freed, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's not prepared to end the war unless Hamas is dismantled.

And so this has been a key sticking point throughout the war. And neither side is relenting. You know, no matter how much military pressure Israel puts on Hamas, you know, it's killed its leaders. It's devastated the territory. It's just been an intense, intense conflict. And yet that hasn't dislodged Hamas from its position.

And so this has been a key sticking point throughout the war. And neither side is relenting. You know, no matter how much military pressure Israel puts on Hamas, you know, it's killed its leaders. It's devastated the territory. It's just been an intense, intense conflict. And yet that hasn't dislodged Hamas from its position.

And so this has been a key sticking point throughout the war. And neither side is relenting. You know, no matter how much military pressure Israel puts on Hamas, you know, it's killed its leaders. It's devastated the territory. It's just been an intense, intense conflict. And yet that hasn't dislodged Hamas from its position.

Netanyahu, meanwhile, is under a lot of political pressure from his governing coalition to continue the war. It's hard to see how the sides reconcile and come to an agreement that ends this war.

Netanyahu, meanwhile, is under a lot of political pressure from his governing coalition to continue the war. It's hard to see how the sides reconcile and come to an agreement that ends this war.

Netanyahu, meanwhile, is under a lot of political pressure from his governing coalition to continue the war. It's hard to see how the sides reconcile and come to an agreement that ends this war.