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In a war, the killing ends when one side stops fighting. In a genocide, that’s when the killing begins.

A Times investigation found that troops were disorganized, out of position and relied on social media to choose targets. Behind the failure: Israel had no battle plan for a massive Hamas invasion.

Steven Spielberg’s “Munich” was considered by many to be a flop in 2005. But its examination of the moral toll of vengeance couldn’t feel more relevant.