Michael Oren: “We must question whether we are dealing with a potentially irrational actor.”

You have Mahmoud Abbas. He is the president for the Palestinian authority. He's in the 18th year of his four-year term, all right? He will not stand for re-election because he knows if he does, he's going to lose to Hamas.

If the ceasefire goes on, Hamas is going to use that period to lay more booby traps, to move equipment around.

Qatar is the godfather of Hamas. Qatar hosts some of the leading figures in Hamas.

The Israeli public opinion is running very high against providing this type of aid to the Palestinians. There is a deep feeling among the Israeli public that the Palestinian population in Gaza was highly supportive of Hamas.