John Spencer is executive director of the Urban Warfare Institute.

As the United States and Israel quietly work to establish a safe zone inside Gaza where civilians fearing Hamas retribution can flee, a new conversation is beginning about what comes next. Creating a haven for civilians is essential, but safety alone is not a strategy. The real challenge is how to start building a better society once the fighting ends — how to turn survival into renewal. That requires not only engineering and diplomacy but also imagination.

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