Netanyahu steps up threat of renewed war in Gaza

Hamas released another three Israeli hostages on Saturday. Pale and emaciated, they stood on the same stage used in the last five hostage releases, surrounded by masked fighters wearing green headbands and a crowd of people gathered to watch as the captives were handed over to the Red Cross in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians detained in Israel.The poor conditions of the three men released on Saturday were stark in comparison to that of previously released hostages and the images of their gaunt faces deeply moved Israeli public opinion, drawing parallels with Holocaust survivors. But some 9,500 kilometers away, a very different picture was being painted. After meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week during an official visit to Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu stayed with his wife in a hotel room with a golden shower...