Hopes for an end to the bloodshed, the release of the hostages and a beginning of a resolution to the humanitarian crisis were unsentimentally dashed with the end of a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. Violent clashes have erupted again in the Palestinian territory of Gaza.
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International actors must work to revive Gaza truce
End of fighting and release of hostages are needed before peace talks can begin
A flare falls over Gaza on Dec. 3, two days after the end of a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas. © Reuters
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