After a long silence, prominent Israelis and activists are increasingly raising alarms about potential war crimes being carried out by the government.

Even a righteous cause needs a plan to limit suffering and a reasonable path toward peace.

After a long silence, prominent Israelis and activists are increasingly raising alarms about potential war crimes being carried out by the government.

Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel’s best-known rights groups — long critical of Israeli policy — now say they disagree.

Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.