Israel's war on Gaza in 2023, following the October 7 Hamas attack, has had reverberating effects across the Middle East and the world. In the aftermath of what the United Nations has since termed a genocide, Iran's so-called 'axis of resistance', particularly Hezbollah and the Houthis, stepped up their attacks on Israel in a bid to "support Gaza". For its part, since October 7, Israel has adopted a more aggressive regional posture and now occupies far more territory in Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza.

The Nakba never ended

Since Israel's creation, it always wanted to rid itself of the majority of Palestinians who weren't kicked out in 1948. From occupation to genocide and maybe a new Nakba, there's a clear throughline.

Assal Rad