Analysis: Israel-Hamas war upends Joe Biden’s two-pronged Middle-East strategy

The recent escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas has thrown the Biden administration’s Middle East policy into crisis. The administration had hoped to broker a detente between Israel and Saudi Arabia, as well as contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions. However, the Hamas attack has complicated these goals and raised questions about the future of normalization efforts. It has also drawn criticism for sidelining the Palestinians.