Editor
Saturday was marked by two bits of at least half-good news: the opening of the Rafah crossing with first aid trucks entering Gaza, and the release of two hostages. These are developments that reflect another key aspect of this latest Middle Eastern conflict: Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip.
Sieges are among the oldest of military operations. The attacker cuts off the communications and supplies of their enemy, hoping that deprivation, disease, and demoralisation will cause the besieged…
