In Gaza, destruction is inescapable—hospitals flattened, schools reduced to rubble, families sheltering beneath plastic sheets. Less visible, but no less consequential, is another kind of ruin: the psychological harm that Israeli blockades, periodic bombardment, and, most acutely, the latest Israel-Hamas war have inflicted on an entire generation of Palestinians. It is this damage that will determine the region’s long-term stability and prospects for peace. The loss of safety, opportunity, and