SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — When Ukraine’s high commander mentioned late final 12 months that Russia’s struggle in Ukraine had reached a stalemate, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the notion and publicly rebuked his then-top Normal Valery Zaluzhny. The mere suggestion of a battlefield stalemate, Zelensky mentioned, “eases the work of the aggressor,” and as for the deserves of the evaluation, he was blunt: “This isn’t a stalemate.”

That was practically three months in the past. Now, the phrase “stalemate” is arising once more.  This time, in Israel’s struggle in opposition to Hamas, and the pushback has been simply as forceful. With analysts questioning Israel’s means to attain its objective of utterly destroying Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing again. 

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