Three years after October 7, 2023, the Middle East is a drastically changed landscape. Several figures considered to be part of Iran's so-called 'resistance axis' who once dominated the political landscape are gone, some assassinated—Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—while Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza in battle. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has also fallen.
Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel’s domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it has occupied large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria. The anniversary of Hamas’s fateful October 7 attack comes just weeks ahead of possibly one of Israel’s most consequential elections, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s longtime grip on power is being challenged. Will new leadership in Israel bring about new policies? Our writers probe these serious questions and much more.
Read more:
1. Israel’s long October by Michael Horowitz
2. Three years after October 7: Gaza left in tatters by London, Al Majalla
3. Israel and the near abroad after October elections by James Jeffrey
4. Will Israel rethink Lebanon? by Frederic C. Hof
5. Life in southern Syria under Israeli expansion by Gisella Ligios
6. Israelis' eroding trust in government is on the ballot by Stephanie L. Freid
