Jan. 15 marks 100 days since the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel, killing some 1,200 people. Israel then retaliated by launching a ground invasion of Gaza. More than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed, and numerous others face a dire humanitarian crisis. 

After months of conflict and mounting international pressure, Israel announced on Jan. 1 that it would begin to pull some troops back from Gaza. But the war’s reverberations continue to threaten the stability of the larger region as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon rise and the United States responds to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Hezbollah and the Houthis are both backed by Iran. 

Host Ravi Agrawal revisits conversations with experts on all sides of this conflict as we enter a new phase of the war.

Suggested reading:

Jon Hoffman: U.S. Middle East Policy Has Failed

Elisabeth Braw: In the Red Sea, the Royal Navy Is Back

Amy Mackinnon: How the Gaza War Could Shape Global Politics in 2024

Raphael S. Cohen: The Trouble With a Cease-Fire

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices