I did a post almost seven years ago about the previous military conflagration between Israel and the militants in Gaza, Hamas, and other Islamists. That post applies to today's conflagration, except with the added urgency that if Israel does not finish up Hamas and the Islamists in Gaza, Israel's hesitancy will cause the Islamists' militancy to creep deeper inside Israel as signs of it are apparent in some Israeli cities like Lod.
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