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The devastation in Gaza is difficult to overstate. Tens of thousands of Palestinians are dead, neighborhoods have been flattened, and the territory’s already fragile food supply has been brought to the edge of collapse.

This war began after Hamas fighters stormed villages, military outposts, and a music festival in southern Israel on October 7, 2023—killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 others hostage. The United Nations later concluded that Hamas had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, framed the response as both urgent and just. “Like every country, Israel has an inherent right to …