Netanyahu's all or nothing strategy

It's supposed to be a new strategy, with the Israeli prime minister now wanting all remaining hostages in Gaza released in one final batch and the demilitarisation of Hamas. Only then will the war be able to come to an end. Actually its pretty much what Netanyahu wanted from the beginning, although on day one of the war in Gaza after the Hamas atrocities of October 7 2023, he also said he wanted to kill every member of Hamas. Nobody know for sure how many Hamas fighters there are left alive after the onslaught by the Israel Defence Forces, but with all the extra recruits they got from the Palestinian prisoner releases, the designated terrorist organisation probably has between 12,000 and 15,000 members left. That's a lot of killing still to be done and as the IDF has failed to eliminate the whole organisation so far, it seems highly unlikely they can literally wipe Hamas off the map. But it looks like the IDF is under orders to do just that, so that means the war will carry on regardless. But will this persuade Hamas to hand over all the remaining hostages, only about 20 of whom are thought to be still alive. Again, it seems unlikely. Likewise, Hamas has already ruled out demilitarising. So the new all or nothing plan is really an acknowledgment that Israel will just carry on prosecuting the war until all the hostages are released and Hamas is destroyed. The only change is that it seems Netanyahu intends to use the military option to free the rest of the hostages. That means a massive ground operation with the likelihood of more civilian deaths. Nothing has really changed. The rhetoric is slightly different but Netanyahu still wants all-out revenge for October 7. While that sentiment is understandable, we all know by now that what that will mean for the non-Hamas Palestinians is a continuation of the nightmare they have faced for nearly two years. BUY AGENT REDRUTH, MY NEW SPY THRILLER PUBLISHED BY ROWANVALE BOOKS. Check out Amazon and Waterstones.