The Gaza Ceasefire Ends Saturday. Will the War Resume?

<![CDATA[In order to appreciate where we are right now with the Gaza ceasefire, you have to compare it to what was supposed to happen. The idea was to create a 6-week ceasefire, known as phase one, during which Hamas would hand over Israeli hostages, often 3-4 at a time, and Israel would respond to by freeing Palestinian prisoners, often hundreds at a time. And while this temporary truce was in place Israel and Hamas would discuss plans for phase two in which a) all the remaining hostages would be released and b) the war would finally end with some plan for the future of Gaza having been reached.]]>