CERL Executive Board member General Joseph Votel joined NBC News to discuss issues connected with the ground campaign in Gaza, including the difficulty of conducting military operations in civilian areas like hospitals and the importance of establishing strong corridors of collaboration between the military arm, humanitarian community, and political planners.

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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