Netanyahu’s invocation of the February 1945 firebombing of Dresden is presumably meant to create a stark contrast to an episode that represents a nonpareil example of excessive wartime devastation. But the dreadful reality is that Israel effectively has “done the Dresden bombing” in the course of its military campaign in Gaza.

At least 20 people, including five journalists, were killed in a pair of Israeli drone strike on a major hospital in Gaza. One of the areas hit was a staircase commonly used by journalists who were covering the war,