The analysis published by a UNICEF-led team presents findings that are in stark contrast to the terrible famine described a year ago by the United Nations

They were heading for Israel without any explosives, but this could have been a trial run

Under the agreement, Israel must not withdraw from the Strip until Hamas has been disarmed. The safeguards needed against terrorists and on-the-ground initiatives, beyond the smoke and mirrors of the election campaign (not just Bibi’s)

The US president maintains that an agreement has been reached. But the Palestinian group does not appear willing to lay down its arms without an Israeli withdrawal from the Strip. And Jerusalem is unwilling to make concessions on the timetable