Israel, Palestine and the Gulf

Before the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas and the subsequent war in Gaza, the emergence of a new Gulf economy that would leave behind the Middle East region’s traumatic history of conflict seemed possible. Bahrain and the UAE had signed ‘Abraham Accords’ and there was growing speculation that even Saudi Arabia would also normalise relations with Israel.

A series of escalatory steps taken by Israel and Iran in the days leading up to the first anniversary of the Hamas assault has increased the terrifying potential that a wider conflict could engulf the region.

For the best part of five decades, GSN has tracked the Israel-Palestine conflict and its impact on the Gulf states.