It might seem a long way off now, and many more people are going to be killed before it happens, but like every war this one will stop.
All the wars in and around Gaza since Hamas seized control there in 2007 have ended the same way, with a ceasefire deal. The ceasefires all came with a fatal flaw that guaranteed the next war between Israel and Hamas. That was because no attempt was made to end a century of conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.
The killing and destruction in this war are of such a different order that no one can pretend there is any kind of normality to restore. This time it must be different. That much is accepted by Palestinians and Israelis and the outside powers that matter the most.
Jeremy [email protected]
Although the Israeli Ambassador to the UK disagrees. The war goes on...