It is too early to tell if the military pressure Israel is putting on Hamas is working, according to Chuck Freilich, a senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies and a former deputy national security advisor in Israel.
He told ILTV News that while military pressure is building up on Hamas, and there is socioeconomic pressure being applied on them too, Hamas has not yet indicated that it is ready to compromise.
“Israel has not agreed to the transfer of civilian food stock and other civilian necessities,” Freilich said. “Over the last month, we saw some demonstrations in Gaza, which they seem to have put down. In the meantime, we'll see—if things get very bad, then Hamas will have to make compromises.”
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