These lines are written hours after 20 Israeli hostages were reunited with their families, while other families await the return of the remains of loved ones killed either on Oct. 7, 2023, or while held hostage by Hamas.

In the same vein, Gazan families eagerly await the return of their family members, released from Israeli jails as part of the ceasefire agreement imposed on the parties by President Donald Trump.

The word “imposed” is not used casually.

It reflects the reality.

In particular, Trump gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu no wiggle room, having well learned the latter’s propensity for not honoring agreements and casting aside promises and guarantees.

I write this as an Israeli who has been a Netanyahu observer for over three decades, engaged in writing a book ab

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