Israel Plunges Into Darkness

After 19 months of intense conflict in Gaza, Israel has decided to escalate further by taking significant territory within its enclave, forcing an exhausted population into even smaller areas and putting U.S. leader Trump's tour next week into question as a potential leverage point for a deal. The government's move comes with caveats, including the likelihood it could deepen the human cost of the conflict, as reservists face extreme strain and Hamas-controlled territory may only grow more fragmented, while Israel risks entrenching its grip on a war that has no end in sight.