Throughout these seven months of war in Gaza, and in the years leading up to October 7, there have been forces at work in the region that have amounted to a kind of Hamas lobby.
Egypt proposed a "vision" that would involve a ceasefire in exchange for the release of more hostages and lead to a broader agreement involving a permanent ceasefire.
That these motivated fighters, left to themselves, chose at first opportunity to break bread together on the battlefield said something about what this war had wrought.
Bright Start exercise brings together two dozen countries for important drills in Egypt.
As with all of Israel's borders, there is a delicate diplomatic balance at the Israel-Egypt border, which Israel has been hesitant to change.
Despite Egyptian counterterrorism success, ISIS sends message of endurance
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