Photo via AP

After 18 days of bloodshed, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 12- hours pause in Gaza. I took this opportunity, to collect articles that are, in my opinion, worth reading about the crisis in Gaza. 

• How the Gaza war started — and how it can end.J. Goldberg
• Israel’s latest self-inflicted wound . Hussein Ibish
• Hamas gambled on war as its woes grew in Gaza. Anne Barnard
• Palestine and Israel – arsenals of swords and words. Hisham Melhem
• Hamas and Hezbollah’s underground war on Israel. Lee Smith
• When strategies collide. Walter Russell Mead
• Obsessing with Gaza, ignoring Syria (and Most Everything Else). Jeffery Goldberg
• Israel’s real problem: It has no strategy. Brent Sasley
• How Hamas won Ariel Ilan Roth
• Hamas, the first Palestinian army . Shlomi Eldar
• The myth of Hamas human shield Kim Singupta
• The dangerous logic used to justify killing civilians. Conor Friedersdorf
• Hezbollah, Hamas repair political ties during breakup Nasser Chararah
• Israeli self-defense does not permit killing civilians. Daniel Levy

And you may be interested to read my piece, Gaza, the Gordian knot

Photo Essay

• Scene of devastation from deadliest day in Gaza. +972magazine

Poll:

• Gaza conflict: West Bank Palestinians Divided and Ambivalent. Arab World for research and development.

Plus:

• Tweets from Gaza show Israel’s other side of war. Orit Perlov

Video

• John Stewart on Gaza https://t.co/U3buGubYq9

Finally

• These are the names of everyone killed in Gaza and Israel since the war began