In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, former Israeli prime minister and now opposition leader Yair Lapid lists the pressing issues he sees for Israel and the obstacles to peace

The Nachloat tour, why is the word 'co-existence' absurd? how can you tell if you are hopeless? And the 'big lie' of a temporary military occupation

Israel's disproportionate assault on Gaza in response to attacks from Hamas has reinforced Arab, Islamic – and increasingly – rising global commitment to ending Palestinian suffering.

Besides the war in Ukraine, Gaza has been a defining foreign policy challenge for the Biden administration and larger US interests in the Middle East

As pressure mounts in the US to "do more" to deter attacks allegedly backed by Iran, Iraqi armed factions seem ever more divided.

Israel has allocated $8bn for the war, which is a loss to its economy, while the war drains an additional $260mn per day from the Israeli economy.

In its stated goal to eradicate Hamas, Israel has vowed to hunt down its leaders across the world. Al Majalla profiles the long list of Palestinian figures killed by Israel.

The intelligence failure that led Israel to misread Egypt in 1973 is, in fact, the same as that which led it to believe Hamas was not looking for war.

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on in Gaza, the region runs the risk of a major escalation

Without dismantling Hamas, the conflict will continue and there will be no unified governance for the Palestinians