The moral: often, when watching these developments – hoping for a particular outcome – we see what we want to see and disregard the rest.All of that is worth keeping in mind when considering some truly astounding developments in Gaza this week.

Rare demonstrations against Hamas, which has long repressed dissent, came amid widespread despair after Israel resumed the war in Gaza following a two-month ceasefire.

Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated across parts of the Gaza Strip Wednesday in rare protests against militant group Hamas, the ruler of the war-ravaged territory.