The longer it lasts the worse off Israel will be. The only reason Hamas will adhere to it is to fortify and rebuild and get ready for a serious attack. This time there will be downed Israeli aircraft and large casualties on the Israeli side. To Hamas the Palestinian civil population is merely ammo.
Only Israel is forced to supply food and electricity to the people who want them dead. The Gaza problem could be ended in a couple of weeks by a total blockade of everything. Let the Palestinian civilians get off their butts and curtail the violence if they want food and water.
The current Israeli government, having lost the 2006 war, is like a deer in the headlights and haven’t a clue what to do. The Bush administration, for what ever reason is pushing this insanity on Israel.
The day of reckoning will be brutal and ugly. Perhaps if Israel suffers mass casualties the world might let it defend itself.
