By Daniel DePetris
Regrettably for the people of Gaza, it was always a matter of when, not if, the war would resume. On Friday, that time arrived as Israeli aircraft continued bombing operations against Hamas infrastructure in the enclave after talks to extend a weeklong humanitarian truce broke down over a dispute about additional prisoner exchanges. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed Hamas for the breakdown, arguing that the terrorist group started sending rockets into Israel even before the pause was scheduled to expire. After it ended, the Israel Defense Forces didn’t miss a beat, hitting 200 terrorist targets in Gaza. The Hamas-run Health Ministry reports that approximately 100 people have been killed thus far.
This piece was originally published in Washington Examiner on December 3, 2023. Read more HERE.