Failure on the battlefield has led Israeli commanders “to conclude that the freedom of more than 100 Israeli hostages still in Gaza can be secured only through diplomatic rather than military means,” according to the Times.

I really hope this is signaling the end of this incredibly bloody conflict.

Also, the article headline is kind of a hot take. I skimmed to find where Israel admitted to “losing” but that doesn’t seem to have happened. My guess is that this “revelation” was planned from the beginning.