After the formalization of an agreement, Israel wakes up even more divided. Ultimate paradox in a country whose leaders have made war an almost permanent state. First of all, it is the relief that prevails in public opinion and even more so among the families of the captives.
But this feeling is mixed with fears, since the total release of the hostages will only take place at the end of a second phase, which many fear will never occur. Some also point to the time lost and the lives – of hostages and Gazans – also lost. The terms of the agreement announced on Wednesday January 15 are exactly the same as those that Benjamin Netanyahu refused six months ago. A fact highlighted, in his own way, by Joe Biden, keen to take credit for this diplomatic shift.
