The toll of war is often measured in figures: the number of people killed, injured or displaced. But how do we calculate the cost of ending a war?
In the case of Gaza, where Israel continues to pursue its assault, the sacrifices will be difficult to quantify.
US President Donald Trump had been confident that a ceasefire would be reached this week, as Israel and Hamas negotiate through mediators in Doha. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited and then left the White House without a deal being announced.
It is not the first time talks have dragged on. But between the lines of any potential agreement are conditions that could be catastrophic for Gaza. What would aid distribution look like after the war ends? Will the entire population be “concentrated” into camps, as Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated? Is reconstruction an option at all at this point? Will Gaza be occupied by troops? What effect will all this have on the occupied West Bank?
In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, host Nada AlTaher discusses the painstaking efforts to end the war in Gaza and how a ceasefire could affect security, aid and governance in the enclave. She speaks to Tahani Mustafa, senior Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group, and Michael Milshtein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at the Moshe Dayan Centre at Tel Aviv University.
