Analysis: Without the hostages, Hamas would have been defeated by now; The troops' motivation and their ability to maneuver on two fronts offer a reason for optimism; A special report from the Rafah Crossing

Analysis: Russia's whitewashing of Hezbollah's relentless attacks on Israel for the past year speaks to its larger developing alliance with Tehran, which supplies them with a steady stream of suicide drones that have become a mainstay in Russia's somewhat-faltering campaign against Zelensky's Ukraine; But how does China fit in?