Three years into Gaza conflict: Destruction, deadlock and regional fallout

What the report says

Three years after the Gaza war began on Oct. 7, 2023, a Xinhua report carried by The Independent Uganda says the coastal enclave remains heavily damaged, with tens of thousands killed and large-scale displacement and destruction of homes and infrastructure. It says the conflict started with Hamas’s cross-border assault on southern Israel, followed by Israel’s military response and a prolonged campaign in Gaza. The report cites Gaza health authorities as saying more than 74,000 people have been killed since the start of the war.

The article says a ceasefire was reached in October 2025, but that the underlying dispute has not been resolved. It describes continuing disagreements over Israeli withdrawal, Hamas disarmament, governance in Gaza and the sequencing of steps under a U.S.-backed phased plan. Several analysts quoted in the report argue that the process has stalled because each side rejects the other’s core demands, while doubts remain over Washington’s neutrality because of its military and diplomatic support for Israel.

Beyond Gaza, the report says the war has fed wider regional instability, affecting Lebanon, Syria, Iran and the Red Sea. It also notes that violence in the West Bank has intensified, with UN figures cited for this year showing displacement linked to settler violence, demolitions and evictions. The piece presents the conflict as part of a broader regional crisis in which many observers still see a two-state solution and renewed Palestinian rights as the only durable basis for peace.