The forced ceasefire finds the IDF in exposed forward positions, with its hands tied for fear of Trump's wrath, while Israel's enemies see the weakness and intensify their fire. Attempts to achieve results by force alone, without attainable goals or transparency with the public, are crashing into the reality on the ground. With 24 soldiers killed since the "agreement," Israel is being dragged into the worst of all worlds and reviving the trauma of the old Lebanon security zone.