Any hope of extricating ourselves from the Gaza quagmire rests with two people: the capricious president in Washington and the sane Israeli army chief ■ Eisenkot, who unveiled his plan to unify the opposition, has thoroughness, integrity, clean hands and a clear head – but not an ounce of charisma ■ And what role could Benny Gantz land – if he behaves himself?

As he inches his way to a deal, U.S. President Donald Trump has to maneuver between the guarantees Hamas is demanding and ed in Gaza and Netanyahu's constraints ■ The balance of power within Hamas has shifted and now the external leadership has the upper hand ■ Even the Israeli military now admits that the Gaza food distribution plan is failing

The military first arrived at the moshav at 10:31 A.M. and left five hours later - while hundreds of terrorists were still in the area. The security squads were again left alone for three and a half hours; five of them were killed