Israel Insider with Ashley Perry

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Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day ceasefire, plus many other benefits to Hamas, in return for the release of about 20 percent of the hostages seized by Hamas. How does this agreement affect Israel’s goal of destroying Hamas? Specifically, can the IDF recover its momentum and resume its attack after the ceasefire?

Ashley Perry is an advisor to the Middle East Forum’s Israel office. He served as adviser to Israel's minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in 2009-15, and has also worked with Israel's Ministers of Intelligence, Agriculture and Rural Development, Energy, Water and Infrastructure, Defense, Tourism, Internal Security, and Immigrant Absorption and as an advisor to The Negev Forum. Originally from the UK, he moved to Israel in 2001. He holds a BA from University College London and an MA from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).