Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and other sources stress Israel's dilemma in the war with Hamas, highlighting the choice between a ceasefire with living hostages or a forced cessation of hostilities with dead hostages. The decision is seen as crucial, with potential consequences for international public support and the society's conscience.
If Israel ends the fighting – after the toll it has taken – with a long list of dead hostages, we will not be able to forgive ourselves as a people and as a society, writes former PM Ehud Olmert https://t.co/RPji3IOtsp
‘It's decision time’ - says a former #Israeli PM - ‘A cease-fire with living hostages, or a forced cessation of hostilities with dead ones’ https://t.co/5j2vz1gcdk
Former Israeli PM Olmert: Israel now faces choice between ceasefire as part of deal that may bring home hostages alive, and a cease-fire with no deal, no hostages, no apparent achievement, with a total loss of the remnants of international public support https://t.co/tZ3kCyqq7H
NEW: Israel has a choice: Ceasefire now or more dead hostages later, former prime minister says "It's decision time. A cease-fire with living hostages, or a forced cessation of hostilities with dead ones" https://t.co/p0zJhSqHwb
Israel’s dilemmas in reconciling its objectives in its war with Hamas are growing ever more acute. To the desperate families of the remaining hostages it seems clear that their loved ones may pay the ultimate price https://t.co/65KAJaKHhJ 👇