Yet another round underlined the overreliance on fire power and Iron Dome. The IDF doesn't want to retake Gaza, but has a 'Concept for Victory' that puts troops in enemy territory

As Netanyahu and Bennett vow to forcefully deter rocket fire, local leaders lash the politicians' 'game of musical chairs' while southern residents 'go to sleep afraid'

The pattern was familiar, but the threat to central Israel was greater; the Palestinian death toll higher, with more civilians; and the cast of characters was markedly different