“Sinwar’s death could provide the Israelis with an ability to ‘declare victory’ in Gaza,” Khaled Elgindy, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Middle East Institute, said in an analysis of the killing, but “it is more likely that Netanyahu will see Sinwar’s death as an opportunity to ‘finish the job’ and press ahead for total victory.” The primary variable in the
Yahya Sinwar, Hamas chief, killed in Israeli raid
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There is a realization on the part of the Biden administration in particular that there will need to be some sort of political horizon coming out of this horror show in Gaza, and that we can't destroy Gaza and then go back to the way things were," said Mr. Elgindy, the author of "Blindspot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump."
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