'Time may be a game-changing factor in the Israel-Hamas war'
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The war in Gaza is at a tipping point
Sean Rayment in The Spectator
A "defining moment" may be coming in the war in Gaza, says Sean Rayment in The Spectator, with Israeli forces trapping Hamas in "ever-shrinking pockets of land". Time will be a "potentially game changing factor". While Israel attempts to ignore the "growing clamour" for the conflict to stop, Hamas knows the "longer it can hold out, the greater the chance of Israel agreeing to another ceasefire".
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Martin Gurri on UnHerd
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Arnon Grunberg in The Guardian
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