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.
Michael Oren comments on the political situation of Mahmoud Abbas and the implications for the Palestinian authority.
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If the ceasefire goes on, Hamas is going to use that period to lay more booby traps, to move equipment around.
Nobody wants to harm civilians. It's just like we care deeply about the terrible agony that the parents and families of these hostages are going through.
It's existential for the state of Israel. It's not a matter of negotiation. It's something we have to end the threat, we just have to.