With his coalition on the brink, the Israeli leader has doubled down on war – and the settler dream – at the expense of peace

In a move that surprised no one but carries sweeping consequences, Israel’s cabinet has formally signed off on the capture of Gaza City – a decision nearly two years into the grinding war in the Strip. The government laid out five official objectives: dismantling Hamas’s military capabilities, securing the return of all living and deceased hostages, demilitarizing the enclave, expanding Israeli control over its territory, and installing a new civil administration – one that answers to neither Hamas nor the Palestinian…

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