Why a permanent ceasefire with Hamas isn't possible

More than a month after Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel and her people, both parties have agreed to a deal on hostage and prisoner exchanges and a temporary ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza . While civilians will receive food, water, and emergency care amid the exchange negotiations, Hamas’s radical indoctrination of antisemitism will continue to spread.

“The Day of Judgement will not come about until Moslems fight Jews and kill them. Then the Jews will hide behind rocks and trees, and the rocks and trees will cry out: O’ Moslem, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him,” reads the Hamas Covenant, which outlines a path to the group’s goal of destroying Israel through jihad. This mantra, riddled with blatant hate, was clearly reflected when the terrorist group broke an ongoing ceasefire with its attack on Israel on Oct. 7 that prompted this wave of conflict. Footage of Israeli citizens being shot while driving their cars, children being murdered in their bunk beds, and families hunted in their own neighborhoods made it clear to the rest of the world just how serious Hamas is about this goal.