What Happens Next in the Israel-Hamas War?

Read Foreign Affairs’ coverage of the conflict. [Image]( CRISIS IN ISRAEL AND THE GAZA STRIP   Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel has shocked the world—and as Israel mobilizes to launch an invasion of Gaza, much remains uncertain. What is Hamas trying to achieve? What could cause the conflict to escalate and spill over into the broader region? And what is Israel’s endgame in Gaza? To provide context and analysis to these questions, Foreign Affairs’ editors have compiled some of the best recent coverage of the war. Start reading below.   [Image]( [An Invasion of Gaza Would Be a Disaster for Israel]( [America Must Prevail on Its Ally to Step Back From the Brink]( [By Marc Lynch](   [What Israel Will Face in Gaza]( [The High Costs of Crushing Hamas]( [By Daniel Byman and Seth G. Jones]( [Image](   [Image]( [Hamas Has Fractured the Arab World]( [America Must Help Prevent a Wider Conflict—in the West Bank and Beyond]( [By Ghaith al-Omari](   [The End of America’s Exit Strategy in the Middle East]( [Hamas’s Assault—and Iran’s Role in It—Lays Bare Washington’s Illusions]( [By Suzanne Maloney]( [Image](   A Foreign Affairs subscription is less than $3.50/month. [Subscribe today.](   [Image]( [Israel’s Intelligence Disaster]( [How the Security Establishment Could Have Underestimated the Hamas Threat]( [By Amy Zegart](   [What Friends Owe Friends]( [Why Washington Should Restrain Israeli Military Action in Gaza—and Preserve a Path to Peace]( [By Richard Haass]( [Image](   [Image]( [How Israel Can Win]( [Defeating Hamas Will Require a Strategy That Goes Beyond Revenge]( [By Audrey Kurth Cronin](   [How to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]( [Why Israel and Hamas Are at War Again]( [A Foreign Affairs Reading List]( [Image](   [LinkedIn]( [Spotify]( [Reddit]( [Flipboard]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( [Spotify]( [Reddit]( [Flipboard]( © 2023 Council on Foreign Relations | 58 East 68th Street, New York NY | 10065 To ensure we can contact you, please add us to your email address book or safe list.This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Receiving too many emails? Unsubscribe and manage your email preferences [here.](