Israel-Hamas war

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are providing insight and analysis at speed and in depth on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Israel’s response, and how the emerging conflict is upending the Middle East and the world.

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New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2023

What was Hamas thinking? And what is it thinking now?

By Alan Pino

Ahead of the October 7 attacks, Hamas may have believed Israel was weakened, distracted, and divided by its internal political turmoil. But it also may have misjudged both the international support it will enjoy and Israeli determination to sustain the fight now.

Conflict Crisis Management

MENASource

Oct 14, 2023

Egypt cornered over Israel’s war on Hamas

By Shahira Amin

Whether Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will bow under US and Israeli pressure remains to be seen.

Israel Middle East

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Nusairat in ISPI: Jordan: internal security first 

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

IranSource

Oct 13, 2023

What do Iranians think of Israel? Their views might surprise you

By Arash Azizi

Anyone familiar with Iranian society knows that anti-Israel attitudes have mostly failed to go beyond the most vociferous supporters of the regime despite years of attempted forced indoctrination.

Iran Israel

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Punaro on Fox Business

Arnold Punaro discusses the attacks on Israel from Hamas on Fox Business

Conflict Extremism

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to Nikkei Asia

Wen-Ti Sung spoke about China’s role thus far in the Israel-Hamas war. He explained that “China is still not willing to call Hamas out directly, and instead has tried to refer to them as combatants using language as ambiguous as possible, because it doesn’t want to be seen as betraying its developing world friends — […]

China Conflict

New Atlanticist

Oct 13, 2023

It doesn’t matter whether Iran planned the Hamas attack—Tehran is still to blame

By Jonathan Panikoff

For years, Tehran has provided Hamas the overwhelming majority of its funding, weapons, and training—all of which were leveraged for this attack.

Conflict Iran

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Wechsler quoted in The National on how the Israel-Hamas war is impacting domestic politics in the US

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Oct 12, 2023

Citrinowicz in The Telegraph: Israel sets its sights on destroying Nukhba, the mysterious Hamas commando squad

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

MENASource

Oct 12, 2023

Gaza under siege: A doctor recounts the humanitarian cost of war

By Arwa Damon

Dr. G is no stranger to war zones. He’s a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who often volunteers when bombs and disasters strike.

Civil Society Israel

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