Haviv Rettig Gur
"The idea that total war is the solution to Israel/Palestine has been proven wrong once again" What a cope. This wasn't a "total war." It wasn't even a demonstration of Israel's full capabilities. For all the destruction in Gaza, this was, in Israeli terms, a holding back of Israeli firepower. And what did Israelis get for it? The deaths of Nasrallah and Sinwar, the collapse of Hezbollah and Hamas as a mobilizable fighting force capable of carrying out an October 7 attack, and the broader collapse of the Iranian proxy system. None of that would have happened without this war. Israel is now much, much safer, in hard, real terms. While Hamas's defenders pretend to believe that war is never the answer (except, of course, for Hamas), Israelis keep finding that the more they are willing to fight, the safer they are. War is tragic and horrible. It's no accident that it never happens between two democracies, two polities where politics alone are capable of resolving fundamental problems. But it's not inconceivable that sometimes, for all the tragedy involved, war is the least bad path available.
Alonso Gurmendi
Im very happy that these hostages are back with their families after months of being torn apart from their loved ones. I am also very happy that there will be no more slaughter of Palestinians, especially children (at least for now) in Gaza. The idea that total war is the solution to Israel/Palestine has been proven wrong once again