[ceejayoz]

> Notably Hama's isn't calling for a ceasefire, and it takes two to tango, so even if Israel wanted a ceasefire there won't be one.

It takes two to tango, but two people holding a staring contest hoping the other will propose a tango doesn't work all that well.

> Since when did "Don't give in to terrorists" stop being a thing?

It was never a thing. America's very first treaty was with pirates. Countries negotiate with terrorist groups regularly; they use the "we don't negotiate with terrorists" thing when they don't want to.