The voices of officers and soldiers in Israel grow louder, talking about their drowning in the mud of Gaza. A tone of pessimism about the future rises in their statements, which “will explode in our faces sooner or later,” as one of them said.

What appeared to be a consensus at the beginning of the aggression on the Gaza Strip, collapsed over time, as politicians returned to their divisions and conflicts. The goal of completely eliminating Hamas has been removed from the agenda, and we have not returned the kidnapped people alive yet.