It was broadly assumed that, with Sinwar and Nasrallah out of the picture, it could become easier to reach a deal that would end the war in both Lebanon and Gaza and allow the 101 hostages still held ...

On the ground, Sinwar has achieved for Israeli extremists what the hardline Israeli leaders like Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, and even Ariel Sharon couldn’t. Sharon, who withdrew from Gaza in 2005, ...