“If you really want to celebrate in the Jewish tone, celebrate the end of the war”
On chanukah we dont celebrate the end of the war. Now while we celebrate (primarily?) the Nes PAch shemen, we do celebrate the military victory and independence too (eg read AL hanisim ,and see the Rambam “讜讛讜砖讬注诐 诪讬讚诐 讜讛爪讬诇诐 讜讙讘专讜 讘谞讬 讞砖诪讜谞讗讬 讛讻讛谞讬诐 讛讙讚讜诇讬诐 讜讛专讙讜诐 讜讛讜砖讬注讜 讬砖专讗诇 诪讬讚诐 讜讛注诪讬讚讜 诪诇讱 诪谉 讛讻讛谞讬诐 讜讞讝专讛 诪诇讻讜转 诇讬砖专讗诇 讬转专 注诇 诪讗转讬诐 砖谞讬诐 注讚 讛讞讜专讘谉 讛砖谞讬:” ) though the fighting continued after Chanukah.