What Military Experts Say to Look Out for in an Israel-Hamas War
Military experts say to brace for a long, ground operation in Gaza, complicated by the presence of hostages and the potential involvement of Hezbollah.
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Military experts say to brace for a long, ground operation in Gaza, complicated by the presence of hostages and the potential involvement of Hezbollah.
There are question marks over what defeating Hamas means and whether it's possible to meaningfully destroy a movement rooted in Islamist ideology and political grievance.
There are question marks over what defeating Hamas means and whether it's possible to meaningfully destroy a movement rooted in Islamist ideology and political grievance.
On Oct. 7, 2023, Palestinian militants launched a surprise attack of unprecedented scale and scope on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. The military incursion by land, sea, and air and associated barrage of missiles and rockets resulted in hundreds of deaths, prompting Israeli retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza that killed hundreds more and setting off a potential escalatory spiral. How did Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad pull off this attack? What happened to Israeli defenses and response? Where does the war go from here?
Fuat Emir Sefkatli received his master's degree from Plymouth University, Department of International Relations and Global Security. He continues his PhD studies at the Strategy and Security Studies Program of...