[Sephiroth]

For the record, Netanyahu and is orthodox partners in government are a disgrace for all the reasons given in this thread. In particular, the bully settlers who steal Palestinian land and, according to reports, injure and kill Palestinians.

I also suspect that if there was an election in Israel, Netanyahu and his acolytes would lose - but not by much due to the demographics of Israel.

Then there is Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. They are dedicated to Israel's destruction. Not only that, but Hamas roasted babies in ovens on 7th October - hence Israel's furious response. That brings us to what is happening now in terms of civilian casualties and worse - totally unacceptable. But as much as you can criticise Israel for its part in this atrocity, how about Hamas releasing the hostages such that a ceasefire takes place?

Make no mistake, all-out war is like that, made horribly complicated by the politics of Israel.

In all the circumstances, the simplest route to ceasefire is for Hamas to free its hostages. What happens after that will be immensely difficult. Trumps plan may have merit if the population is retained and employed to rebuild Gaza.