It may be that we will have no choice; it may be that we will be pushed back into that hellish dilemma, but at least one lesson can be learned and implemented from previous deals: A significant part of the death sown here by the released murderers was caused by those who were beyond Israel’s reach because they were deported abroad.

Sergeant First Class (res.) Nitzan Schessler fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip and Sergeant Major (res.) Noam Ashram succumbed to wounds.

While the death of any single civilian is tragic, these numbers cannot support an explicit intent to commit genocide.

The defense presented numerous and extensive actions undertaken by Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, but wisely put this in its correct context, stating that the current situation is the clear outcome of Hamas’ actions and thus it is the terrorist organization that has condemned the Gaza Strip residents to this plight.

When asked by Piers Morgan to his reaction to a new Hamas propaganda video showing two hostages who were with his daughter in Hamas captivity, father becomes emotional.