Anat Paled

These strikes come at a critical moment for a fragile ceasefire that was reached in January between Israel and Hamas. Negotiators have been trying through mediation rounds in Doha and in Cairo to reach a continuation of the ceasefire, to continue releasing Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and preserve the calm in the Gaza Strip.

These strikes come at a critical moment for a fragile ceasefire that was reached in January between Israel and Hamas. Negotiators have been trying through mediation rounds in Doha and in Cairo to reach a continuation of the ceasefire, to continue releasing Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and preserve the calm in the Gaza Strip.

That hasn't happened so far, and issue deadline by Israel passed, which is what led it to resume the strikes. We know from Israeli officials that there is a plan to up the military pressure up until the level of a full-scale invasion if Hamas does not cooperate.

That hasn't happened so far, and issue deadline by Israel passed, which is what led it to resume the strikes. We know from Israeli officials that there is a plan to up the military pressure up until the level of a full-scale invasion if Hamas does not cooperate.