For those keeping score, Hamas has now:

[Beastly Boy]

43. If you undersood my question, which I doubt, your answer was totally inadequate.

You presented an unrealistic and ultimately catastrophic scenario as a response to my question. In your presumption that a deal for hostage release in exchange for cease fire, even a permanent one, is the answer, you are disregarding the fundamental prerequisite for any deal: Hamas has no interest in it. Who is supposed to insure the release of the hostages, then? No answer.

Based on the hypothetical positive outcome expected from the non-participating partner in a desired deal they already rejected in principle, you then expect Hamas to ultimately surrender their power to the wishes of Gazan Palestinians who, in recognition of Israel yielding to Hamas' demands, will, as you seem to anticipate, relieve Hamas of their power over Gaza by the means of their non-existent democratic institutions , maybe. And that should end terrorist attacks from Gaza. And iran, Hamas' puppet master, will willingly go along with this scenario without objections. Aren't you forgetting that Hamas is a an oppressive violent theocracy which took power by force and is keeping it by force, and is breeding and grooming terrorists regardless of any external factors? To paraphrase Steven Colbert, Ismail Haniyeh has better odds of being mauled by a black bear and a polar bear on the same day in his hotel suite in Qatar than your scenario ever taking place. No wishful thinking or expressions of outrage will change this reality.

There is nothing wrong with wishful thinking. It allows you to take comfort in unworkable scenarios, and, on rare occasion, it may stumble onto things not evident otherwise. I can relate to that. Just keep in mind what they are and how far removed they are from real world applications.