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The US aims to wrap up Gaza war. How does that square with its goal of toppling Hamas?
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Hamas blasts Joe Biden for saying ceasefire possible if hostages are released: ‘We consider it a setback’
By Sumanti Sen
Israel, Hamas and the Elusive Cease-Fire
By Gwynne Dyer
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