Political landscape in region has been dramatically transformed by the six-month Israel-Hamas war
Houthi supporters take part in a rally marking the Al-Quds Day in Sana'a, Yemen. Thousands took part in the rally to commemorate the day in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPAisolated in the region. This has taken place while there is no recognised leader to guide the response to the most devastating war the region has suffered in decades. Consequently, there has been no unified governmental response.
Unforgiven Egypt has been criticised recently for failing to press Israel to permit the flow of food and medical aid to hungry and injured Gazans.‘Unfit for life’: Palestinians return to devastation in Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawalIsrael, Hamas set for new ceasefire talks as troops pull out from southern Gaza for ‘tactical reasons’
Yemen’s Houthis have become regional and international actors by targeting global shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal and reducing trade on this route by 50 per cent, according to the International Monetary Fund. Hamas has retained respect and influence with Palestinians and across the region by resisting Israeli occupation by attacking Israel on October 7th. Since the Palestinian Authority has failed to secure Palestinian statehood through negotiations, 88 per cent of Palestinians want President Mahmoud Abbas to resign and more than 50 per cent regards the authority to be a burden rather than a body capable of governing post-war Gaza.
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