From The Jerusalem Post:Clashes, rocket fire, and threats of escalation are challenging the five-month-old cease-fire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. In the past two weeks, Israeli forces have reportedly killed 17 Palestinian fighters, while militant groups in Gaza have fired more than 140 rockets into Israel.
Despite the benefits of the cease-fire - for Israel, the end of cyclical clashes, rocket attacks and civilian casualties, and for Hamas, a reprieve from Israel's intense military and economic pressure - there is no guarantee it will hold. As such, it is worth considering how the cease-fire might end, what renewed conflict might look like, and what this means for Israel's long-term confrontation with Hamas.
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Update: IDF: Retaking Gaza would cost NIS 17 million a day -- Haaretz
My Comment: All the scenarios outlined by this report are not good. No surprise to me here.