Good news, but why gradually?
We shouldn’t do that, but let’s not be too quick to stop. ??
“Good news, but why gradually?”
I suspect that Islamic terrorism is what we’d call “crowd-sourced.” Hamas isn’t a government that is controlling its various functions like, say, the President can order the Army to attack another country. It is more a crowd facilitator, both funding the terrorist acts of others and providing training and material support. Therefore, if they want to reduce attacks, they have to wait for the materials they have handed out to people they don’t directly control to be expended. Then, they don’t hand out more materials. Something must be driving this sudden change in policy. I suspect it’s something the Israelis have threatened to do if it doesn’t stop. Recent actions by the Netanyahu government have indicated that they are much more prone to use of force than in the past. Probably, Iran and other players have cautioned Hamas that if they don’t let things cool down, they will stop supporting Hamas. At the bottom of everything is money; who has it and who gets it.