In another sampling of reaction, readers offer analyses of past and present mistakes.
May 17, 2021, 1:41 p.m. ET
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A residential building in Ashdod in southern Israel on Monday after it was hit by rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.Credit.Dan Balilty for The New York Times
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A building in Gaza City collapsed, killing more than 40 people, after an airstrike that Israel said was targeted at military tunnels beneath.Credit.Hosam Salem for The New York Times
To the Editor:
Bret Stephens should define precisely what he means by the rout of Hamas and what the day after such a rout looks like.