As regulars in the shebeen know, I am fond of the wisdom of Winston Wolf, who advises us not to start performing a specific act on ourselves. Unfortunately, when the president announced peace in our time a couple of weeks ago, many people in his business, and in mine, chose to ignore Mr. Wolf's warning and joined in the general celebration which now seems ... ahem ... premature . From the AP:

The order for the strikes came after an Israeli official said Hamas had fired on its forces in southern Gaza and after the Palestinian militant group handed over body parts on Monday that Israel said were the partial remains of a hostage recovered earlier in the war. Associated Press reporters and witnesses heard tank fire and saw explosions in various parts of Gaza, including in Gaza City and Deir

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