Pressure on Israel to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas intensified this week from the West. But Westerners calling for a cease-fire fail to comprehend the bloody consequences that a short-term pause in fighting will inflict on innocent Gazans and Israelis.

In this episode of the CUFI Weekly, Kasim details how another short-term cease-fire will only prolong the suffering of both groups.

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