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The Devastation of Gaza Was Inevitable

Barry R. Posen

Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2024

The Israeli offensive in Gaza, the US-led coalition offensives in Mosul and Raqqa, and even the bloody and clumsy Russian siege of Mariupol may not be anomalies. Instead, they are a window into future war.