Six months of an atrocious attack and an unsustainable war. 133 people remain kidnapped by a terrorist organization whose objective is to eliminate the Jewish people.
Israel has just withdrawn its troops from southern Gaza, except for a single brigade. It is still too early to know the reasons and scope of this decision, which could be a tactical maneuver or a response to US pressure. The peace talks that were resumed yesterday in Cairo could open a way for the only desirable solution: that the hostages can return home and the hostilities of a conflict that has already claimed too many lives cease.