A Palestinian girl reacts following an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. — AFP
A Palestinian girl reacts following an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. — AFP

 Palestinians walk amid the rubble of buildings damaged during an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. —AFP
Palestinians walk amid the rubble of buildings damaged during an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. —AFP

People help a man injured during an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. — AFP
People help a man injured during an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. — AFP

A man carries a child injured in an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. — AFP
A man carries a child injured in an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. — AFP

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A breakthrough?
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A breakthrough?

The whole world would welcome an end to this pointless war.
Missed opportunity
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Missed opportunity

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Punishing dissent
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Punishing dissent

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The May war
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The May war

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Looking inwards
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Looking inwards

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Feeling the heat
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Feeling the heat

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