@8124
I agree, the northern war was an Israeli victory. Israel has achieved control of the Syrian Hermon, got Hezbollah to retreat northwards, and gave the Syrian rebels an opportunity to take down Assad's regime
But:
* Hamas' goal was to create a neverending war to return attention to the middle east. War goal, met.
* Returning all hostages is a secondary goal to my government. And half of them being dead is not really a victory, is it.
* Hamas is still in power in Gaza and the current hostage deal will actually resume Israeli funding to Hamas. This is not a victory. This is lameness and a lack of spine.