The latest peace agreement with Hamas will endure because, for the first time since the start of the conflict, the international community is directing pressure where it belongs — on the terror group, not Israel, says Ofir Akunis, the consul general for Israel in New York, Ofir Akunis.
“I think [Hamas] will follow through on their promise,” Akunis told Newsmax’s “American Agenda” on Friday.
“And I will tell you why — after almost two years, nobody except the Israeli army and the Israeli prime minister and his cabinet put Hamas under pressure to do something. Nobody. That was a huge mistake to put the pressure on Israel after Oct. 7.”
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