'The world cannot stand by to witness more slaughter of civilians'
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'It is time for a cease-fire'
Los Angeles Times editorial board
"No one should harbor illusions about Hamas," says the Los Angeles Times editorial board. The radical Palestinian militant group started the Gaza conflict with its "murderous Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israeli civilians." But Israel's reprisals have killed thousands of Palestinians and created a humanitarian disaster. "Hamas' atrocities do not justify atrocities in kind." The world can no longer "excuse the horror in Gaza." It's time for a cease-fire to "stop the mass, indiscriminate killing."
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Enes Kanter Freedom in The Wall Street Journal
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Walter Shapiro in The New Republic
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Niall Stanage in The Hill
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