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A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is the Only Path to Peace in the Middle East

| Nov. 03, 2023

The shocking and unprecedented attack by Hamas on southern Israel caught the technologically advanced Israeli army and security forces by surprise. Hamas’s initial assault killed more than 1,400 Israelis, and thousands of Palestinians have been killed as Israel has retaliated in Gaza. Israel has said hundreds of hostages are being held in Gaza. In addition to the fighting, Gaza’s besieged population is facing growing starvation as Israel has closed the border to virtually all supplies aside from a few humanitarian shipments. The Gazan population has been forced to evacuate toward the south of the strip under the threat of a ground invasion by the Israeli army. 

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For Academic Citation: Arezki, Rabah.“A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is the Only Path to Peace in the Middle East.” Barron's, November 3, 2023.

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