In the past, killing the leaders of extremist groups in Gaza or elsewhere in the Middle East has tended to produce only temporary advantages for Israel.
Video released by Israel purporting to show Sinwar’s final moments was met by his supporters as a rousing example of their leader’s battlefield bravery.
Pervading everything was the overwhelming stench of rotting flesh mixed with concrete dust at the scene where 23 people including two children were killed, according to local officials.
The election “will have significant implications virtually for everyone in the world — for good or evil,” said an international studies professor in China.
Unlike 2016, many of Washington's allies had steeled themselves for the possibility of a win for the Republican. Others, including Israel and Europe's hard right, are euphoric.
Most observers at least agree that a second Trump era will be unpredictable for the world. What is certain, one analyst told NBC News, is that “there will be surprises.”