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Israel hostage rescue and the worsening human toll
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Israel hostage rescue and the worsening human toll

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Four hostages were rescued by an Israeli Defense Forces operation over the weekend. To get those hostages out, there were between 100 and 300 Palestinians killed. Hamas is keeping these people in civilian homes and among a densely populated civilian area specifically to make it harder for Israelis to rescue them without having large numbers of Palestinian civilians killed. At the same time, Israel has been way too indifferent to civilian casualties.

Biden's Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan is trouble for Netanyahu
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Biden's Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan is trouble for Netanyahu

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Bibi is under a lot more pressure. Benny Gantz, a member of the War Cabinet, is willing to leave. Gives him an ultimatum: If there isn't some plan for what to do with Palestinian governance after the war is over. And Netanyahu has been kicking the can on this, just like he's been kicking the can on under what conditions the war in Rafah will be over.

Israel & Hamas extreme positions move them even further apart
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Israel & Hamas extreme positions move them even further apart

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: As far as the fighting of the war is going, the position of Hamas and the axis of resistance, and the position of the Israeli government literally are not aligned with or supported by anybody at this point on the global stage. And that makes the likelihood of this war going on, and escalating and expanding further beyond its borders.

ICC war crimes charge strengthens Netanyahu's position in Israel
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ICC war crimes charge strengthens Netanyahu's position in Israel

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: How will the ICC's decision to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu, in addition to Sinwar, play out in Israel? The idea for any Israeli civilian, any Israeli civilian that their country, that their leadership could be somehow put in equivalence to the terrorist organization that attacked them on October 7 is utterly unthinkable. So, the response here is going to be stronger support for the Israeli government inside Israel, stronger support for the Israeli prime minister and defense minister inside Israel.

Israel-Gaza situation has Biden facing bipartisan criticism
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Israel-Gaza situation has Biden facing bipartisan criticism

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: When the war started, the US was not aligned on Israel policy with all of its allies out there. Increasingly today it is, with the entirety of the G7 and with allies in the Gulf, in the Middle East. And a US policy—like its policy on Ukraine—where the US is leading but is coordinating security policy with everyone, is a much stronger policy than one where the Americans are by themselves. Biden is now in a position where he's increasingly by himself internationally, and he's also increasingly by himself at home.

Israel-Hamas war: Who is responsible for Gaza's enormous civilian death toll?
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Israel-Hamas war: Who is responsible for Gaza's enormous civilian death toll?

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: On the back of the Israeli Defense Forces strike killing seven members of aid workers for the World Central Kitchen, their founder, Chef Jose Andres, is obviously very angry. The Israelis immediately apologized and took responsibility for the act. He says that this was intentionally targeting his workers. I have a hard time believing that the IDF would have wanted to kill his workers intentionally. Anyone that's saying the Israelis are only to blame for this—as well as the enormous civilian death toll in this war–I strongly disagree.

Thick smoke rises from buildings after an Israeli air strike on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
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With the cease-fire over, it’s back to war for Israel and Hamas

War has resumed in Gaza following the end of the seven-day cease-fire between Hamas and the state of Israel, with each side claiming the other caused the collapse. Beyond the blame game, however, where do things go from here?

Israel & Gaza: Is a ground invasion of Gaza likely?
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Israel & Gaza: Is a ground invasion of Gaza likely?

What would a ground invasion of Gaza look like? How much support does Hamas have within Gaza? What is Iran's next move? How does US support for Israel compare to US support for Ukraine? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.