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Hasn't the war already been fought and won by Israel?
No. The war could have dragged on for the foreseeable future.
It was bound to end sooner than later.
As are all wars. The reason there were so many calls for a ceasefire over the last two years - which ceasefire never came - is because wars can last a long time and they're horrible for the people involved in them why they happened.
And, the deal ain't done until the fat lady sings.
That is certainly accurate. But it is churlish to diminish the enormity of a ceasefire being agreed to, especially given how unbelievably far away the parties (Hamas, Netanyahu) were from getting to that point. This is an astounding accomplishment, if it gets implemented. Democrats and progressives will make themselves look foolish if they pretend it isn't, especially since this exact thing - a ceasefire - is what they have been elevating as the most important thing that they wanted to happen in Gaza, and underlay nearly all of their criticisms of Biden's policy on Gaza.
