This dark period will pass

Injustice can persist for a long time, but it cannot last forever (Supplied)

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Summer in London, awash in glorious sunshine and West End musicals and teeming with international tourists, feels like a different planet to a visitor from a conflict-weary Gulf. The only trace of war I came across was in Bath, where historic Manvers Street was undergoing major reconstruction above vaults, cellars and concrete slabs laid during the Second World War — a reminder that even the physical traces of bitter wars eventually become part of the routine business of urban upkeep. No push notifications or smartphone alerts about missile strikes on oil tankers, drone attacks on energy infrastructure or the activation of proxy forces across borders.