Israel-Hamas war: Global economy taking a hit, what will be the result of this raging war

By- Srushti sharma

The pandemic's inflationary aftereffects and the conflict in Ukraine are already posing a challenge to the world economy.

During a period when global central banks, including those in India, are debating how to reduce inflation,

the possibility of rising oil prices might drastically alter the dynamics between growth and inflation for decision-makers.

The impact of a Hamas-Israel conflict escalation is clearly less severe than that of the previous Arab-Israeli war

the ensuing oil embargo, considering that the US has significant influence over important Arab countries and that the Arab world is supposedly divided at this time.

But if the conflict drags on and the humanitarian catastrophe on the Palestinian side gets worse, things can get worse.

Three things could happen while Israel carries out its deadly airstrikes and limited ground operations,

 A restricted battle that stays inside the Gaza Strip and doesn't extend outside of it

lightly more expanded conflict that sees the involvement of Iran-backed militant groups in Lebanon and Syria

The final scenario, which calls a full-scale war between regional powers between Iran and Israel and could compel the US to intervene, as well as the increased likelihood of involvement from China and Russia.