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.

The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

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Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

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