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Oct 2023
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Israel Orders Complete Siege on Gaza

Foreign Policy
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An extra episode this week: Aaron David Miller joins Ravi Agrawal to share his insights as Israel orders a complete siege of Gaza and declares war on Hamas. The declaration comes after a deadly Hamas attack last weekend that killed hundreds of Israelis. 

Miller has advised six Republican and Democratic secretaries of state on Middle East policy. He is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.


Suggested reading:


FP Contributors: Israel-Hamas War


Steven A. Cook: The Hamas Attack Has Changed Everything


Daniel Byman: Will Hezbollah Join the War Against Israel?


Michael Hirsh: Netanyahu’s Road to War


Elisabeth Braw: How the Israel-Hamas War Could Spike Oil Prices


Yousef Munayyer: Laying Siege to Gaza Is No Solution

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