The release by Hamas of all 20 surviving Israeli hostages, together with Israel’s freeing of almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, should be a moment of relief not just for the people of the region but for a world exhausted and horrified by the spectacle of unending war. Though the grief remains immeasurable, yesterday’s exchange closes one of the most brutal and despairing chapters in the long history of the Israe
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