That’s not true. It lasted 3 months, which was the entire duration of the agreed phase 1. Phase 2 did not begin because Hamas turned the hostage/body releases into a propaganda circus [1] and refused to accept modified terms for phase 2 that prevented this.
I don’t love either party’s behavior here, but there’s no need to mislead like this.
I don’t love either party’s behavior here, but there’s no need to mislead like this.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/world/middleeast/israel-h...