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Hamas’ attack on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War was the deadliest single day in Israeli history. Showers of rockets, kidnappings and indiscriminate killings have led to a death toll already over 1,200 Israelis, leading many to describe the event as “Israel’s 9/11”.

Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated the political landscape in Israel for more than two decades but, almost one year after regaining the role of prime minister, an unprecedented attack by Hamas on Saturday looks set to shake his grip on power. In a speech late Wednesday, Netanyahu vowed to destroy the…

The scale of Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 and 8 October is unprecedented and the failure of the Israeli army and secret services, astonishing. Yet for observers such as former Israeli ambassador to France, Elie Barnavi, the events that have unfolded in the region over the past days were…

Set up in the mid-90s as an interim body on the path to Palestinian statehood, the PA faces a crisis of legitimacy

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was reignited once again on October 7 after a surprise offensive launched by Hamas against Israel. In retaliation, Israel ordered air strikes and a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave. This is a new deadly episode in a conflict that has its roots…

The causes of this conflict are deep-rooted and complex, spanning at least two centuries

Hamas attack compared to Yom Kippur War; Israel's largest reserve mobilization

It’s killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. And its future lies in its past. We break it down.

In hindsight, the drivers of Hamas’s startlingly well-planned, land-sea-air attack on Israel on Saturday were in plain sight.

There’s no knowing if the guerrilla movement that rules Gaza will achieve its goals, says Yair Wallach, a senior lecturer in Israeli studies

Offensive launched from Gaza represents a major failure of Israeli intelligence and is likely to have long-lasting repercussions