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Forensic consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has caused global outrage. Israel expanded aerial and ground attacks in Gaza since ending the ceasefire. Benjamin Netanyahu said it intends to divide up the territory

Renewing the war will certainly not bring the hostages home. What will the massive aerial assault, further devastation and the elimination of a few more low-ranking Hamas leaders achieve? Is it unconnected to Trump's dreams of a Gaza Riviera?

Trump's plan to relocate two million Palestinians ensnares the leaders of all Middle Eastern countries, not just Egypt and Jordan, in a dilemma fraught with threats. In doing so, he fostered a new sense of Arab unity