Israel’s army adopts a high-stakes new strategy: more terrain
It remains present inside Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank
THE SECOND stage of the ceasefire in Gaza, in which Israel and Hamas were to officially end the war there, was supposed to start on March 2nd. But Israel has declined to begin the talks to which it committed in a deal in January. It is demanding an extension to the first stage of the truce, during which it wants Hamas to release more of the 59 hostages whom the militants still hold. To put pressure on Hamas to agree to the modified agreement, Israel has cut off supplies of aid to the war-ravaged strip.
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