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Commentary: Joe Biden’s tone shifts and Israel pulls troops from Gaza. What’s next?

People inspect damage and remove items from their homes following Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

When Israel began striking back against Hamas in Gaza a mere hours after 3,000 terrorists stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, most people believed the ensuing conflict would last a few months at most. And yet here we are, six months after the first shots were fired with no end in sight. Despite the latest pullout of Israeli troops in the enclave’s south over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is as focused today on wiping out Hamas as he was when the first bombs dropped.

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