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Israeli army tanks are deployed in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on September 30, 2024. Menahem KAHANA / AFP

Can Israel kill its way to victory over Hezbollah?

The group has been degraded but can still inflict serious harm, especially as Israel launched its "limited" ground invasion overnight

Daniel Byman 01 October 2024
Iran-backed militias carefully weigh their next moves after Israel's stunning success against Hezbollah. For now, they may opt for self-preservation as they go through their most vulnerable time. Ewan White

Will Iran-backed militias cower from Israel's military might?

Iran-backed militias carefully weigh their next moves after Israel's stunning success against Hezbollah. For now, they may opt for self-preservation as they go through their most vulnerable time.

Lina Khatib 30 September 2024

Iran hesitates to help its allies under Israeli fire

Fares Garabet 30 September 2024
An image of the late leader of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah with a black stripe for mourning is displayed on a television set airing a broadcast from the private Lebanese station NBN in Beirut on September 28, 2024.

How the myth of Hezbollah's invincibility died in the span of a week

Lebanese wake up to a new reality after Hassan Nasrallah's assassination. What happens next could have serious ramifications for Lebanon, Israel and the entire region.

Michael Horowitz 29 September 2024
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes over Beirut's southern suburbs throughout the night of September 27 and early morning of September 28, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel targets Hezbollah’s top leader in Beirut

The strike came just an hour after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations

Anusha Rathi 28 September 2024
A photo of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah amid the devastation in an area targeted by Israeli air strikes at night in a village in Sidon on September 26, 2024. AFP

Israel dead set on beating Hezbollah back, no matter the cost

Chances for success on the diplomatic front appear remote. Decisions made by Israel and Hezbollah in the coming days and weeks will have a significant impact on Lebanon, Israel, and the region.

David Schenker 27 September 2024
Israeli troops deploy in an area in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on September 27, 2024. Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Eyes on Iran as Israel sets its sights on Tehran’s golden child

Hezbollah has been badly hit in recent days with damage inflicted at every level, leaving the world wondering what Israel's ultimate intentions are and what (if anything) Iran will do about it

Houssam Itani 26 September 2024

Israel shifts war focus to its north

Fares Garabet 26 September 2024
This file photo shows US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets, attached to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) and Belgian Air Force F-16s flying over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea. Christina Sears / AFP

Will Israel finally succeed at pulling the US into a regional war?

US military build-up in the Middle East reflects its concern that Israel's new military operation in Lebanon could ultimately draw Iran into the conflict

Con Coughlin 25 September 2024
Nash Weerasekera/Majalla

From unicorns to dystopians: The disappearance of Israel's centre-centre

Despite Israelis protesting against Netanyahu every Saturday, a closer look through the political lens shows centrists moving further to the right and an almost non-existent left

Ahmed Maher 25 September 2024
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Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
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The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
Awami Rickshaw Union workers holding posters of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, shout slogans after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Lahore on 8 April 2026. Arif ALI / AFP
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Behind the truce: Pakistan mediation proves pivotal

08 April 2026

Islamabad is humming with behind-the-scenes diplomacy to turn this tentative pause into lasting peace.

Kaswar Klasra
Al Majalla
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5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

09 April 2026

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

John Haltiwanger
Al Majalla
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The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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