#BREAKING Israel is discussing the possibility of allowing the leaders of the Hamas, including its military wing, to freely leave the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of all hostages, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reports.

“This would allow the war to end in a short time and at the same time declare that the stated goals of eliminating the group’s infrastructure in the enclave have been achieved.”

Yedioth Ahronoth notes that the physical liquidation of all Hamas personnel and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip as part of the current military campaign will take years, and most importantly, will lead to heavy losses.

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Yedioth Ahronoth on the same report:

This is the Beirut 1982 model, when Yasser Arafat left for Tunis following Operation Peace of the Galilee and the occupation of Lebanon's capital by the IDF.

The issue came up in the media in recent weeks, and since then it has had time to progress. It was discussed in several senior and essential forums in Israel, in the presence of the Prime Minister. Netanyahu expressed great interest in it. He requested and will receive additional materials on the matter.

Hamas leaving the Strip will allow the establishment of another regime; Illustrate that it was defeated; create regional deterrence; It will not, apparently, require a creeping occupation, which will cost the lives of IDF soldiers and be expensive in time.

But the cracks in the proposal are wide. The problem, after all, is not the leadership. Thousands of activists must leave. The terror tunnels, the military production plants and the rockets must disappear.