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While there’s plenty of blame to go round for the ceasefire’s collapse, it’s undoubtedly the civilians of Gaza who are paying the highest price for the breakdown in negotiations.
On Tuesday morning, the IDF issued a warning to Gazans living close to the edge of the Strip to move away for their own safety.
This suggests an extensive ground operation is in the offing.
However there was no warning ahead of the overnight Israeli air strikes - and it seems the civilian death toll is horrendous.
Doctors are talking about a worryingly high proportion of women and children among the dead and injured.
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In June last year, the then chief IDF spokesman said Hamas could not be ‘eliminated’ militarily, but that is exactly what the IDF says it now intends to do.
Today, the IDF has a new chief of staff as well as a new chief spokesman.
And they believe they have as an ally a new US President, who will impose fewer restrictions on military operations than his predecessor did.
At the end of its term, the Biden administration revealed that Hamas was recruiting at almost as fast a rate as Israel was taking fighters off the battlefield.
And while Hamas’ infrastructure and supply of weaponry have been badly hit, the terrorist group is said to be 25,000 strong, close to pre-war levels.
Critics accuse the Israeli Prime Minister of resuming the war primarily to ensure the survival of his government.
Hardliners in Mr Netanyahu’s cabinet were threatening to walk away if there was no return to hostilities.
The most vocal Israelis to come out against what’s happened are the families of the remaining hostages in Gaza.
There are thought to be 24 captives still alive and the bodies of 35.
Their predicament looks worse than ever. And to a great extent that predicament is shared by ordinary Gazans.
It’s more than two weeks since Israel halted the supply of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The Trump administration has tolerated that and green-lighted the new Israeli offensive.
For the time being at least the IDF is on the attack, with a freer hand than ever before.
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