Joe Biden and Donald Trump both claim credit for Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which began to be implemented today. I suspect it has more to do with calculations made by the Israelis and Hamas themselves. But in truth, no one deserves credit, because the deal is terrible. The Israelis will release some 1900 terrorists and captured Hamas members in exchange for 33 mostly civilian Israeli hostages (some of whom are not even alive). Many of the terrorists scheduled for release have committed horrific atrocities. Like previous hostage deals with terrorists, this predictably incentivizes future terrorism. You get more of what you reward. Plus, the released terrorists are likely to kill again, as has happened with many of those released in previous deals.
