"Nearly twelve hundred people were killed in Israel during the October 7th attacks, and two hundred and fifty were taken hostage. Israel's response, a grinding military campaign in Gaza, would raise the cost in human lives to staggering levels: more than sixty-seven thousand Palestinians have been killed so far, with more than a hundred and sixty-nine thousand injured."
"In a new piece from this past weekend, Margalit reports about what appears to be a possible ceasefire agreement. Both Benjamin Netanyahu and the remaining leaders of Hamas, she explains, are facing mounting pressure from their respective allies-and both would be taking risks in accepting a deal. But things are moving quickly. "Change, as the saying goes, happens gradually, then all at once," she notes."
The second anniversary of the October 7 attacks coincides with indications that a ceasefire agreement could be close. Nearly twelve hundred people were killed in Israel on October 7 and two hundred and fifty were taken hostage. Israel's military campaign in Gaza has resulted in more than sixty-seven thousand Palestinian deaths and over a hundred and sixty-nine thousand injuries. The conflict has spilled over into Lebanon, Iran, Qatar, and elsewhere. Political life in the United States has been deeply affected on college campuses, in street protests, and at the ballot box. Expert interviews identify multiple factors that could push a deal forward.
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