| > There was a second part to that which is "and surrender". Honest question. Why should they surrender? > Most or all of it in response to violations of the ceasefire by Hamas. A complete and utter inversion of reality. First page of Google results for: Israel ceasefire violations “How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers: Since the ceasefire took effect, Israeli attacks have killed at least 615 Palestinians and injured 1,658.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/11/how-many-times-has... “UN experts urge States to act as Israeli violations threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire”
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/11/un-experts-u... “Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/18/israel-has-vio... “Fact Sheet: Israel’s History of Breaking Ceasefires”
https://imeu.org/resources/resources/fact-sheet-israels-hist... |
The full statement is something like "to end the war, Hamas only need to return the hostages and surrender".
Surrendering is typically what the losing side needs to do to end a war.