Rick Francona : 72-hour cease - fire may prove to be end of this round of Gaza war . He says Israel achieved its objectives militarily by destroying tunnels , rockets . Hamas can face loss of manpower ; it still has thousands of rockets , but it 's weakened . At the end of the fighting , they had destroyed 32 tunnels , some almost 2 miles in length and demonstrating surprising engineering capabilities . Francona : Too many casualties ; this should be a chance to find a long - term solution .
Rick Francona : 72-hour cease - fire may prove to be end of this round of Gaza war . He says Israel achieved its objectives militarily by destroying tunnels , rockets . Hamas can face loss of manpower ; it still has thousands of rockets , but it 's weakened . Francona : Too many casualties ; this should be a chance to find a long - term solution .