Thousands of wars have happened in the Middle East. There is no singular Middle East War.
war of attrition
It was a war of attrition.
There is not one Middle East War but hundreds. Please specify which war you are asking about and resubmit the question.
A war of attrition, in general, is a war with high casualities but little territorial gain. The most famous war of attrition is the conflict on the Western Front in France during World War I.
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There have been innumerable wars in the Middle East. Please resubmit the question specifying the war in question.
WWI was fought to gain ground, thus the trenches; designed to hold taken ground. The high losses of troops caused attrition. Vietnam was NOT fought to gain ground, and is thusly termed a war of attrition.
There have been several wars fought in the Middle East. To the best of my knowledge, none have named - either formally or colloquially - the "Middle East War". You'll have to be a bit more specific about which war you had in mind.
There have been thousands of wars in the Middle East. Please resubmit with the name of a specific war or a general timeframe.
It was in the middle east
It was attritional or a 'War of Attrition' .