The miraculous success of the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities was definitely needed and the Almighty helped all the pilots and everyone involved to return safe and sound to Israel. But is the job finished? No! It is not enough to get rid of the nuclear reactors. We need to get rid of the “head of the snake”. As long as there is no regime change, the danger remains.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe always said to Israel to finish the job. Not to leave a war unfinished. To stop in the middle and declare a ceasefire with Gaza would be a big mistake. We all care about and worry about and feel the pain of the hostages. But any military decision has to take into account the security of all the Jews in Israel now and in future. If Israel makes decisions based on emotions or pressure from America or the hostage families, it would be a tragic mistake. We need to destroy Hamas, the perpetrators of October 7, and we need to remove them from power in Gaza. If they surrender and return all the hostages, that would be the end of the war. But they do not choose that option, therefore Israel has zero responsibility towards the so called “innocent” citizens in Gaza. That is the job of Hamas to protect them, relocate them etc. Israel has offered them the option to leave gaza. Most do not take that option. And it is not only because they live in fear of Hamas. They also have a wrong ideology and also scream about destroying Israel and so on. They attacked the hostages who were brought into gaza in a very cruel way. So the war in Gaza is not about the Gazan civilians. It is really about taking back control of Gaza, removing and eliminating hamas, getting back the hostages and then remaining in control of Gaza. Otherwise, Israel will have to do this again in future.
Finish the job. That is the way Israel must think. No political considerations. Just security. And when we do that, we will have the blessings of the Almighty and we will succeed and see true victory, which will bring true peace to the region. Anything short of true victory opens the door for future problems. And it does not matter how many countries scream about genocide or the “cruelty” of Israel….this is not about cruelty. This is not about Gazans. This is about the security of Israel and the protection of its citizens. Any country would do the same if they were in such a position. No country in the world would tolerate an attack like October 7 and then want to negotiate with the terrorist perpetrators of that attack!