One expert, put a positive spin on it: 'It almost as if the incessant gunfire, widespread destruction and stench of death carries with it negative connotations. But more deaths mean more space for the remaining people to happily coexist in the occupied territories. Peace is time consuming, so it’s far better to have a short truce – just long enough for soldiers to get a good night's sleep, reload their weapons and bury their loved ones. And if we keep up with the shelling, there will be no Gaza to argue over’.
