A Fragile Truce

The news of a potential cease-fire and hostage release is long overdue and should be celebrated as good news. The Israeli hostages and civilians in Gaza have endured almost incalculable suffering over the past fourteen months and it is criminal that it has taken this long to come to any sort of resolution. However, before we carried away in celebrations, we should be wary of what comes next. The next four days will provide ample opportunity for this deal to unravel and there are definitely those who will seek to undermine it in hopes of continuing the war. Even if this deal makes it to Sunday, I believe there is a strong possibility of this deal falling apart over the next several months. It should be remembered that brief wars in 2009, 2012, 2014, and 2021 all ended with deals that did not hold.