Their comment is disingenuous at best.

It’s not as if there is violence being perpetrated by only one side.

First, the violences are not equivalent in both their scope nor justification. Second, both may commit violence, but only one is the cause of violence, and has been for the past century. It was one group that colonized the other. It was one group that ethnically cleansed the other to create an artificial majority. It was one group that manufactured an apartheid state because they wanted supremacy in place of equality. "Both-sidesing" this conflict does not serve any purpose other than to show everyone that you have your head buried in the sand and speak through vibrations propagating from your intestinal chords.

Will Hamas actually respect a ceasefire?

It is suspect that you ask this of Hamas and not of Israel which has established a rapport of not respecting or outright breaking agreements, at least two of which are notorious for leading to some of the most infamous massacres of innocents perpetuated or facilitated by the Israelis.

You cannot possibly be this daft, are you? Please tell me that you are actually arguing in bad faith because at least then the bullshit observed in this thread would make some sense.

It's a complex issue and there isn't an easy fix. A two-state solution might be the best option but it requires a lot of flexibility and compromise. Otherwise, a DMZ like Korea with clear separation.