While Israel won the military battle, and Hamas will glory in the horrors of October 7, Gaza’s civilians were undoubtedly the big losers of this conflict.

Hirsch explains that there can be no moral equivalence between someone convicted of terror offenses and an innocent civilian.

According to Yehezkeli, the deal signifies that “Hamas moves forward in Gaza,” highlighting Israel’s inability to alter the region’s dynamics. Micha Kobi, a former official in Israel’s Shin Bet security agency, labeled the agreement as “one of the worst deals Israel has ever made,” according to Al Mayadeen.