Iran as the head of an octopus and its armed proxies as the tentacles. This is a useful analogy for military strategy in the conflict between Tel Aviv and Tehran. Has Israel's strategy changed?

Commanders and elites are being killed almost every week, but the group is proving to be resilient. Can Israel's spying do real damage?

The Palestinians need and deserve unity, a clear vision, and a feasible long-term strategy. Instead they have rival leaderships both convinced that they are right and the other is wrong.

Wider geopolitical shifts are behind a decline in trade and investment, and Tel Aviv's ties with Beijing will always come second to Washington

The veteran career diplomat who resigned from her post at the State Department in April speaks candidly with Al Majalla about how her criticisms were silenced from the top echelons of government

Simmering cross-border tensions might reach a crescendo and derail the recovery of the global economy—a scenario the international community desperately seeks to rule out

The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon may be inevitable, as Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza is still ongoing and as ceasefire negotiations have faltered…

Al Majalla delves into the troubled history of Rafic Hariri International Airport and how many times it came under fire from the 1960s until today

Netanyahu and his right-wing government have gone beyond their stated aims to remove Hamas and have destroyed Gaza in an onslaught against its people

A diplomatic initiative led by US envoy Amos Hochstein to separate Israeli and Hezbollah "Radwan" special forces appears to be falling short, and time is running out