Analysis

Analysis: From reoccupying Gaza to reinstalling the Palestinian Authority, Israel's endgame scenarios are still unclear, but a return to the former status quo of occupation and open-ended conflict is not sustainable.

Analysis: Mindful of Ukraine and any potential regional conflict between Israel and Iran, Russia is watching how the Gaza war unfolds with caution.

Analysis: The Kurdish militant group's recent attack on Ankara, in response to increasing repression against Kurds in Turkey's political sphere, could represent an escalation rather than a fundamental strategic shift.

Analysis: The scale of Hamas' attack caught the world by surprise, a culmination of the group's meticulous preparations and lost faith in advancing its goals through political means. But the gambit has plunged its survival into question.

Analysis: Israel has long refused a political solution that guarantees Palestinian rights, but it cannot forever maintain its occupation through military force.

Analysts and affiliates from the Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) provide their perspectives and their different possible interpretations of the Hamas attack and its potential repercussions for Palestine and the Palestinians.

Analysis: Even as Hezbollah fires rockets and missiles from south Lebanon, analysts say the group has little interest in launching a full-scale war with Israel - but the risk of escalation is ever-present.

Analysis: Cairo is seeking to play a mediator role for both ceasefire and hostage negotiations, but there is a looming humanitarian crisis unfolding at its border with Gaza.

Analysis: Following years of conflict with Azerbaijan, Armenia has been pivoting away from its traditional ally, Russia, and is undertaking a delicate balancing act with the West. But what happens after the fall of Artsakh?

Analysis: The unprecedented attack by Hamas, and Israel's ruthless response, could change the strategic calculations of Saudi Arabia in normalising ties with Tel Aviv, while posing a challenge to wider regional security alignments.