Fighting in the Gaza Strip will likely resume once the diplomatic process to exchange hostages for prisoners has exhausted itself, but the next phase of Israel's military campaign will risk straining U.S.-Israeli ties in the future, even if military and economic aid will continue to flow during the current conflict. On Nov. 27, Israel and Hamas agreed to a two-day extension of the cease-fire they reached last week in an effort to provide more time for aid to enter Gaza and for additional hostages-for-prisoners swaps. International actors are already at work trying to further extend the cease-fire, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken due to again visit the region, and with the head of Israel's Mossad, David Barnea, in Qatar for further negotiations with Hamas and the Qatari government. New discussions have reportedly centered on the possibility of Hamas releasing captured Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers as part of...
