Israeli-Hamas conflict 2023 – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation

Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Oct. 2, 2025. Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images

October 5, 2025

Hamas has run out of options – survival now rests on accepting Trump’s plan and political reform

Mkhaimar Abusada, Northwestern University

The Palestinian militant group has said it accepts some of President Trump’s proposed peace plan – but will it go all the way?

Israeli tanks prepare to enter the Gaza Strip for the assault on Gaza City. Eddie Gerald/Alamy Live News

September 18, 2025

What will the UN’s Gaza genocide report achieve?

Jonathan Este, The Conversation

While Israel has powerful friends the world is powerless to intervene.

A Red Cross vehicle believed to be carrying hostages heads out of Gaza. UPI/Alamy

November 29, 2023

Israeli hostages may need to fight to regain a sense of control in their everyday lives – expert explains

Geoff Beattie, Edge Hill University

One Dutch study found that a third of ex-hostages were still suffering from PTSD nine years after the event.

China’s President Xi Jinping, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in June 2023. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP, File)

November 9, 2023

The war in Gaza opens up new opportunities for China in the Middle East

Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada)

The Israeli attack on Gaza is undermining the West’s international standing, offering opportunities for China to enhance its regional and global diplomatic influence.

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