After nearly two years of war, the public rhetoric has suddenly shifted. Will it lead to real changes on the ground?

In Rafah, a city at the very south of the Gaza Strip, the first floor of a health clinic was being used as a hub for humanitarian workers. “There would be an airstrike that shook the building and people would continue talking,

The following week, Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir echoed a similar sentiment: “So long as Hamas does not release the hostages,” he posted on X, “the only thing that should enter Gaza is hundreds of tons of air force explosives — not an ounce of humanitarian aid.