Fighting On Suits Hamas And Israel's Leaders

Hamas needs the war to reinvigorate its fortunes in Gaza, while Israel's PM has staked his political future on the conflict.

新闻背景：

以色列总理内塔尼亚胡表示，以色列必须做好对加沙地带长期作战的准备，他并在当天以色列国防部举行的新闻发布会上称，“我们必须为对加沙持续作战做好准备，只有勇于杀害以色列平民的秘密地道被全部摧毁，这场战事才会停止。

巴勒斯坦解放组织表示，巴勒斯坦所有派别已达成一致，同意在加沙地带实行为期24小时的人道主义停火，不过这一提议遭到了哈马斯的否认。哈马斯发言人组合里在一份声明中表示，只有在国际有关方面担保以色列遵守执行停火的前提下，哈马斯才会愿意执行这一人道主义停火。

在联合国以及西方国家的协调下，哈马斯同以色列政府曾在7月26日进行了为期12小时的短暂停火，但此后双方并未达成协议，轮流上演几次单边停火后，冲击继续在蔓延。

For three weeks it has been raining bombs, now this, leaflets, asking Gazans to spy on Hamas for Israel, they are not impressed, but it's clear that amid international calls for a ceasefire, neither side has plans that yet include an end to violence, since the start of the operation, Benjamin Nitanyaha has staked all on putting an end to the threat posed by Hamas, his political survival depends on success.

Benjamin Nitanyahu knows that he will be facing almost certain defeat at the polls in the next election if he isn't perceived to have finished the job.

Hamas meanwhile continues to issue dire threats, Mohammed Deif, the military leader released this statement from hiding. In this round the occupying entity will not enjoy security unless our people living in freedom and dignity, there will be no ceasefire before the Israeli aggression is stopped, and the blockade is lifted, we will not accept interim solutions which are not benefiting our people.

Hamas released a video of its latest attack on Israeli troops inside Israel, one in which five soldiers were killed, but it's Gaza civilians who are paying the heaviest price for this intransigence, the scale of the tunnel threat means that Israel appears set on widening the offensive in Gaza.

The government has set the target for the situation very clearly, and they are obviously to stop that rocket firing into Israel, the thousands of rockets which are terrorizing Israeli civilians, 5 million Israeli running into shelters every time Hamas fires rockets at them, of course the terror tunnels are absolutely crucial.

Egypt has offered to mediate a ceasefire, but there is no sign of anyone booking flights to Cairo for talks, the only option is to pray for peace, and that for now looks like a forlorn hope.