ROPES Webinar: Israel, Hamas, and the Future of Gaza

More than two weeks after the deadliest terrorist attack in Israeli history, the Israeli government has launched an all-out assault on Hamas with the stated aim of ending the Islamist group's sixteen-year reign in Gaza. But as Israel readies a ground incursion, with more than 2 million Gazans caught in the crossfire amid an escalating humanitarian crisis, vital questions abound:

How long will this war last, and will it spread to other fronts? If Hamas is toppled, who will govern Gaza? Can the Palestinian Authority survive the war? What will the international community do to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza? What are the prospects for the more than 200 Israelis currently held hostage by Hamas? Will this war permanently derail normalization talks between Israel and Saudi Arabia? How will the Biden Administration and European powers balance dueling pressures to end the bloodshed and to stand against Hamas?