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Israeli politician and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot meets supporters at a conference in Dimona, Israel, on 6 July 2026. Reuters

Is Gadi Eisenkot the general who knows how Israelis feel?

The former army chief is standing against Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's election in October and is currently polling higher than the prime minister. What Eisenkot has been through may help him

Michael Horowitz 02 August 2026
An Israeli battle tank deployed at a position along the border with the Gaza Strip and southern Israel on July 29, 2025. Jack Guez / AFP

The latest ‘corridor’ helps the Israeli military fragment Gaza

A new axis dividing Khan Younis into eastern and western sections follows others splitting Khan Younis from Rafah, and north Gaza from central Gaza. The strategy is simple: divide and conquer.

Salem Al Rayyes 30 July 2025
Nadav Weiman Péter Csuth

Haunting eyes: an Israeli soldier’s moral awakening

Nadav Weiman, executive director of Breaking the Silence, shares a poignant account of his military service in the Israeli army and the profound transformation that followed

Ahmed Maher 19 March 2025
A nation with religious foundations is fighting to save secular democratic norms. Its polarised politics are now deterring people from military service. Al Majalla explains. Majalla/Agencies

October war anniversary renews debate in Israel over army protests

A nation with religious foundations is fighting to save secular democratic norms. Its polarised politics are now deterring people from military service. Al Majalla explains.

Majed Kayali 01 October 2023
IDF chief Aviv Kochavi visits Southern Command in undated photograph. (Credit: Israel Defense Forces)

Exclusive: IDF – ‘Our Mission is to Enlist as Many Israeli Arabs as we can’

It is early morning in the Negev desert, a battalion of soldiers crawls across the desert sand with assault rifles cocked. It’s a routine military exercise, but these are no ordinary combatants -…

Suzan Quitaz 08 July 2022
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Benjamin Netanyahu is damaged goods in the West

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Key voices in the West appear to be throwing him under the bus ahead of the approaching Israeli election

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The Palestinian flag in France: from student activism to social unrest 

23, Oct 2026

Once a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, it is now being used by different groups to advance their own grievances and agendas

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Ukranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba listens to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General during the alliance's 75th anniversary at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 4 April 2024. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
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Dmytro Kuleba on Trump’s drift towards Moscow

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Ukraine's former foreign minister is pragmatic about the war, peace talks, Kyiv's opponent, Washington, the Chinese, and the Gulf. His thoughts are a fascinating insight into Europe's biggest battle

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