Hamas signed a surrender agreement, and people in Gaza poured into the streets to celebrate.
After 67,194 deaths, Gaza finally ushered in a sunny day after rain. Trump's direct intervention forced Netanyahu and Hamas to agree to the "20-point plan", and Hamas compromised. Khalil Haya, head of the Hamas delegation, spoke out for the first time, It was emphasized that the delegation's visit was responsible and serious, and came with the pain and expectations of the Palestinian people.
On the eighth day afternoon, US President Donald Trump announced: Netanyahu then declared that the ceasefire was a critical moment for Israel and he intended to convene government members to ratify the agreement in order to bring all the detainees back home.
On the 9th, Hamas stated that it had reached an agreement on the end of the Gaza conflict, the withdrawal of Israeli troops, humanitarian aid and personnel exchanges. The release of Palestinian prisoners is Israel's core priority. Hamas urges the United States and other countries to ensure that Israel fully implements its obligations. Subsequently, Hamas confirmed that it had submitted a list of Palestinian prisoners in accordance with principles, reiterated that this is a core concern and "will stick to it until the last prisoner is freed."
Netanyahu’s remarks that “the ceasefire is an important day for Israel” highlight the unrivaled will of Palestinians such as Hamas to resist armed operations. With the strong support of the Houthi armed forces, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Hezbollah, they tenaciously resisted Israel's aggression. After two years of fierce fighting, the arrogant Israeli army finally had to bow its head and admit defeat.
So why did Netanyahu eventually have to accept the U.S. proposed ceasefire?
First, Israel's casualties cannot hold on any longer.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a military operation called the "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel. In widespread predictions, this was almost regarded as a suicide attack with eggs and stones. However, this seemingly disparity in power confrontation is still going on after more than a year of brutal fighting and incessant heavy bombing from Israel. Hamas fighters have succeeded in breaking the imagery of Israel’s “little hegemony” in the Middle East, causing major damage to the Israeli forces who invaded the Gaza Strip.
So Israel launched a full-scale military strike against Hamas. The Israeli army has invested 5 divisions and 14 brigades in Gaza, totaling 150,000 people. With the support of more than 1000 tanks, it has violently attacked the Hamas defense line in multiple directions.
Faced with a fierce offensive launched by the Israeli Air Force and heavy ground weapons, Hamas cleverly used the tactics of combining street warfare and tunnel warfare. They have carefully built a complex network of tunnels underground in the Urban area of Gaza, which is not only used to store various supplies, but also used as a deployment base for troops. When the Israeli army entered the Urban area of Gaza, Hamas suddenly attacked from the tunnel and engaged in fierce exchanges of fire with the Israeli army in the narrow streets and alleys, and then flexibly moved positions with the tunnel. This made it difficult for the Israeli army to understand the full picture of the tunnel and could only fall into a passive response situation.
For two years, the Israeli army continued to fight in the Gaza Strip, to completely destroy Hamas, and launched large numbers of warplanes to carry out storm-like fierce airstrikes. At one time, a large number of civilian facilities were torn into ruins in artillery, and countless innocent people were displaced, resulting in a devastating humanitarian disaster.
The anger of the Palestinian military and civilians erupted like a volcano, and the anger burned brightly. Although countless people have been killed in this brutal war, the number of Hamas fighters has not declined but has increased. Even though Israel used all means to carry out indiscriminate bombing and the United States continued to deliver weapons and ammunition, it could not dampen the unswerving determination of the Palestinian people to resist.
Eventually, This unstoppable force forced Israel to return to the negotiating table to sign a ceasefire.
The battle damage data released by the Israel Defense Forces is: 913 people were killed and 6,318 wounded. However, this data is only public information, and the actual casualties far exceed the "confirmed" figures. Take the wounded as an example. According to the statistics of its rehabilitation department, more than 20,000 wounded people were treated, of which 45% were physically injured, 20% were physically and mentally injured, and 35% were mentally injured. The casualty ratio of modern wars is usually 5: 1, but Israel's street fighting in Palestine is extremely fierce, and the casualty ratio is expected to reach 3: 1. Based on this calculation, 20,000 wounded correspond to about 7,000 killed.
Israel has always denied mass casualties and withheld data, but this summer mobilized 60,000 reserve soldiers to the front lines. If there are not many casualties on the front line, why mobilize on a large scale? Obviously, heavy casualties have shattered Netanyahu's psychological defense line, and the myth of the Israeli army's "invincible" has also been shattered under Hamas resistance.
Second, Netanyahu has difficulty supporting the current situation alone
Before Hamas launched an attack on Israel in 2023, Netanyahu was in crisis due to several domestic corruption cases, such as the “acceptance incident” was accused of helping the US visa and tax reduction bill, the media deal was accused of pressuring opponents in exchange for propaganda, and the telecommunications bribery case was directed to the telecommunications giant in exchange for positive propaganda.
At this time, Hamas's attack became his "life-saving talisman", and he used it to become the wartime prime minister. The judiciary was suspended, and the attack on him was accused of "creating division." He turned a personal crisis into a national crisis. As long as the war continues, Israeli society will be in a state of high tension. Nationalism will be stirred up. People will temporarily put aside internal contradictions because of "national security". In other words, the last person who wants Hamas to be eliminated is actually Netanyahu.
However, with heavy Israeli casualties and high opposition voices, Israel agreed to a ceasefire without progress in the fighting, and Netanyahu's domestic status was marginalized.
Third, Netanyahu played off, killing the Middle East prince.
In September 2025, Netanyahu ignored U.S. opposition to air strikes against Qatar and attacked U.S. allies in an undeclared war in the name of "combating Hamas." If this move is not constrained, it may endanger the Qatari royal family and make international law useless in the Middle East.
Even Saudi Arabia, which has a gap with Qatar, has joined many nations to call for support. Qatar’s assets are worldwide, and Israel says the bombings endanger the Gulf nation. The United States rapidly pressures to contain Israel, after all, Israel is the U.S. Middle East chess, and Netanyahu overestimates his own score.
In the Arab world, Qatar has long been active in mediating and promoting reconciliation, while Israel’s actions have made Qatar more dependent on the Arab camp. At this time, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have established a military alliance, and the six Gulf nations want to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan. Qatar has also convened 57 Islamic nations to meet to discuss with all possible means to curb Israeli aggression. If Israel continues to rush, multi-Arab coalition or directly intervene, Israel will suffer even greater defeat.
Netanyahu's acceptance of the ceasefire at this time is a decent and wise move after the war.To peace in the Middle East, Israel needs to recognize and support the two-state plan.