Israel's top military leadership advocates a ceasefire with the Palestinian radical movement Hamas. Israeli generals believe this will facilitate the release of the hostages and allow the army to restore resources in the event of an escalation of the conflict with the Shiite Hezbollah movement, The New York Times (NYT) reported, citing security sources. "The military fully supports the release of the hostages and to the agreement on the cessation of hostilities," said former Israeli national security advisor Eyal Khulata. According to him, the generals of the Israel Defense Forces believe that they "will always be able to resume operations and engage in a military confrontation with Hamas in the future." is the most effective way to achieve the release of the hostages. Senior Israeli officers also believe the Israeli army needs time to recover and fear a shortage of ammunition, weapons and equipment in the event of a full-scale conflict with Hezbollah in the country's north. In addition, the agreement with Hamas could help establish a dialogue with the Lebanese side, which opposes Israel's military operations in Gaza, several anonymous officials told the publication. Hamas has not been destroyed yet, NYT writes. It remains unknown whether the Israeli generals directly expressed their position on the ceasefire to the head of the government of the Jewish state, the publication notes.
Israeli generals are in favor of a ceasefire with Hamas. NYT:
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