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The decisive point is going to be when Israel says, uh-oh, Hamas didn't turn themselves in enough. They didn't turn in enough weapons. It's totally made up by Israel, so there's no way to determine it.

The leadership that Netanyahu has displayed over the course of the last two years, taking on the slings and arrows, taking on the lies that have been told about Israel, standing up against the slow walking of aid from Joe Biden, attempting to navigate the difficulties of a dual-purpose war, one to free the hostages, two to defeat Hamas, and then take on challenges on a wide variety of other fronts, ranging from an existential threat in Hezbollah to another existential threat. That's an extraordinary performance.

If a country and a leader can get away with killing 67,000 more people in a conflict like this, what is left of international laws and institutions that are supposed to prevent this kind of stuff or achieve some measure of justice if someone like Bibi Netanyahu faces no accountability?

Some in the White House actually saw the failed strike as an opportunity. Netanyahu had taken the shot and he missed. It's perhaps a moment that could be exploited to get Netanyahu to budge on some negotiating points that he had long opposed.

Cory Booker is accused of avoiding direct answers about Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged war crimes, despite evidence suggesting violations of international law. This avoidance is seen as a tactic to maintain political relationships rather than addressing urgent issues.

The real question then was, what is Netanyahu going to do? During these sessions, Netanyahu repeatedly tries to massage language of some of the proposals that would reduce Israel's commitments and also to create loopholes that might make it appear that Hamas was violating the deal.

The peace deal between Trump and Netanyahu is questioned due to Netanyahu's refusal to withdraw IDF troops from Gaza, despite agreeing to the deal verbally.

There is a concern that Netanyahu does not genuinely want the hostages back and may use the situation to justify continued military actions.

There's a lot of talk about Netanyahu caving, doing partial hostage deals. There's a lot of pressure for him to do so. Instead, he said, everybody comes out.

Netanyahu's political interests required the war to continue, which complicated efforts for a ceasefire. This highlights the complex interplay of politics and peace in the region.