President Donald Trump announced what his team called a major breakthrough in the long, bloody Gaza conflict, unveiling a U.S.-led first phase agreement that both Israel and Hamas signed onto this week. The announcement — which promises hostage releases and an initial Israeli pullback — is being hailed by conservatives as a hard-won diplomatic victory after two years of senseless slaughter.
Make no mistake: the deal is complicated and imperfect, and the headlines are full of caveats — prisoner swaps, temporary armistices, and a long list of unresolved security and governance questions. Reports show the package includes large prisoner releases in exchange for hostages and an agreed withdrawal to defined lines, not a neat end to the struggle. The stark reality is that the mechanics of this agreement will decide whether it buys real peace or merely a pause that lets terrorists regroup.
Mark Levin — who has been one of the most consistent voices demanding strength and clarity on the terror threat — rightly hailed the outcome as the result of bold American diplomacy and lambasted the mainstream media for trying to ignore or downplay it. Levin called the ceremony and the process “absolutely incredible” and warned that the media’s selective coverage is itself part of the problem, a propaganda engine that rewards weakness. Conservative Americans should applaud a president who gets difficult deals done and stop letting biased outlets dictate the story.
Still, Levin and other conservatives are not naïve: the agreement reportedly contemplates the release of large numbers of convicted terrorists, a fact that demands scrutiny and outrage from anyone who values justice and security. Releasing thousands or even hundreds of hardened killers in the name of diplomacy strains common sense unless there are ironclad guarantees for long-term disarmament and monitoring. If our leaders trade away security for optics, we will rue the day — conservatives must press for accountability and rigorous safeguards.
Levin has repeatedly warned that propaganda works — that hostile actors use media and social platforms to shape narratives and win the moral argument even while committing atrocities. He’s angry because while terrorists shoot and kidnap, too many in our institutions reflexively amplify the terrorists’ narratives or excuse their side’s worst behavior. That sobering diagnosis means conservatives cannot cede the information battlefield while begging for victory on the ground; we must expose lies, demand honest reporting, and push for policies that dismantle terror networks rather than empower them.
Patriots should celebrate a peace that spares lives, but we should never confuse a fragile ceasefire with victory if it leaves killers free and America weaker. Support for Trump’s diplomacy must come with clear-eyed pressure: secure the hostages, insist on verifiable disarmament, and refuse any deal that turns convicted murderers into political pawns. If the media won’t hold power accountable, conservative journalists, elected officials, and citizens must — for the sake of Israel, America, and every family that deserves to sleep safe at night.
