An Israeli commentator assessed Friday afternoon that his earlier prediction of a ceasefire by tonight or overnight was too generous. The commentator now says a new policy of successive military rounds under a ceasefire framework is emerging, with no real end to hostilities.
A commentator whose identity is not specified in the report assessed Friday afternoon that his earlier estimate—that a ceasefire would be reached by Friday night or overnight—granted the warring parties too much credit, and that a 'new round policy' under the cover of a ceasefire is now taking effect. The assessment was reported by a single-oriented source. The commentator's earlier Friday morning assessment, reported separately by The Zioneer, predicted that the current round of fire would end within 24 hours under U.S. pressure, arguing that Israel had limited U.S. credit and that President Trump would apply brakes. That assessment now appears to have been superseded. No official confirmation of a new 'rounds' policy or a breakdown of ceasefire talks was available. The commentator's language suggests frustration with a pattern of hostilities resuming despite formal truce announcements—a dynamic The Zioneer has documented in its Ceasefire topic coverage, where agreements are described as 'contested instruments' and 'operationally hollow.'
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