BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Compromise and concession between Israel and Hamas, instead of military force, are the only way to solve the ongoing Gaza crisis, Chinese analysts say.

    The Cast Lead Operation, launched by Israel against the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Dec. 27, has killed more 1,100 Palestinians and wounded 5,100 others, many of them civilians.

    Israel, with its overwhelming superiority in military strength, first carried out airstrikes and then launched a ground incursion into Gaza.

    Israeli leaders are monitoring developments on the battlefield, and will decide what steps to take next.

    There are still no signs the conflict will end soon, and compromise is the only way out for Gaza, analysts say.

    "Military force can't solve problems. Israel and Hamas have to stop the violence, and make concessions with each other," Wang Jinglie, director of the Division of Middle Eastern Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told Xinhua.

    Wang called Israel's latest military operation "a means instead of a goal," saying Israel's ruling coalition launched it to score in the February general elections in the short term and gain advantage in future talks with Palestinians in the long term.

    Israel has dealt a heavy blow to a defiant Hamas by killing hundreds of its militants and several senior commanders including its interior minister, Said Siam, and claimed it has nearly reached its goal.

    It is impossible for Israel to eradicate Hamas, which has some 15,000 militants, so Israel has to find a proper exit from Gaza soon amid mounting pressure worldwide, analysts say.

    "Both Israel and Hamas need to find a decent way out of the current crisis, and they have to compromise to realize this," Ye Yiliang, director of the West Asia and Africa Research Center under China's prestigious Peking University, told Xinhua.

    Military force is not the right way to solve the Palestine-Israel feud, Ye said, adding Hamas should stop firing rockets toward Israel, and Israel should wrap up its offensive.

    As early as Jan. 8, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1860, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza "leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli forces."

    Anti-Israel protests have been held in many countries as civilian casualties increased in Gaza. Venezuela and Bolivia have even severed their diplomatic ties with Israel in a show of anger.

    The upcoming inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and the Israeli general elections in February have also urged the Israeli leadership to withdraw troops from Gaza soon, observers say.

    Hamas and Israel, neither of which can endure a drawn-out war, have shown positive gestures in realizing a ceasefire.

    Hamas said Thursday it was ready to accept a one-year renewable truce with Israel in Gaza if Israel pulls its troops out from the Palestinian enclave within a week and reopens Gaza border crossings with international guarantees.

    On Wednesday, Hamas accepted an Egyptian-brokered initiative to reach a ceasefire with Israel, and presented a detailed vision to Egyptian mediators on the ceasefire.

    Meanwhile, Amos Gilad, a senior official of the Israeli Defense Ministry, arrived in Cairo on Friday morning and will meet Egyptian officials to discuss ways to solve the Gaza crisis.

    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak presented a three-point ceasefire plan on Jan. 6, which calls for an immediate ceasefire for a limited period to allow humanitarian aid to reach Gaza and give Egypt time to continue its efforts to help reach a lasting truce.

    The Chinese scholar Wang said it is impossible for Israel to occupy Gaza for a very long time, but it also may not withdraw its troops very soon.

    "Israel needs to exert pressure on Hamas at this stage, and may pull its soldiers out of Gaza at a proper time in the future," he said.

    Reconciliation is the only solution to the decades of Israel-Palestine conflict, Wang said, emphasizing Israeli and Palestinian leaders need to show extraordinary political courage and vision to solve the conflict.