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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