Parting Shot

Monday’s triumphant operation gives strong ammunition, so to speak that a military campaign into Rafah is the most effective way to achieve the goals of the war.

Taking on the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza can end the war or create the ultimate humanitarian disaster. Perhaps both simultaneously.

Those saying that Israel can’t achieve the twin goals of eliminating Hamas and getting our family home from Gaza are growing in numbers, as are those who say eradicating Hamas is a pipe dream.

The need to change ‘Bring them Home Now!’ to ‘ Let our people go!’

In the case of the Gaza war, the final outcome may end up being much more subjective than in the country’s previous watershed moments.

The best we can do is raise a toast in the hope that October 86th will soon make way for a date in January or February to be determined.

Despite the hardships and the agony that Israelis have endured since October 7, our humanity and our ability for compassion is intact.