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Ynet: Netanyahu’s strategic gamble in Gaza, by Ron Ben-Yishai

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The Security Cabinet’s decision to accept the ceasefire agreement with Hamas is eroding what is left of Israeli deterrence; if Prime Minister Netanyahu’s experiment fails, Israelis living near the Gaza border would be the ones paying the highest price.

The Security Cabinet’s decision to accept the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement is an experiment, better yet a strategic gamble.

The Israeli acceptance of ceasefire the minute Hamas offered it is eroding what is left from the Israeli deterrence, opening the door for further and more severe rounds of fighting in the not too distant future.

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