War in the Middle East
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Middle East & Africa
Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizbullah
Israel has killed the head of the militant group
Middle East & Africa
Israel targets the head of Hizbullah in a deadly strike on Beirut
It may provoke the militia into a response that leads to all-out war
Middle East & Africa
The flight from southern Lebanon has been swift
Israel’s attacks have left the Lebanese fearful and suspicious
Middle East & Africa
Hizbullah seems to have miscalculated in its fight with Israel
But neither side would gain from a ruinous and pointless war
Middle East & Africa
Iran’s damage-limitation efforts may not go to plan
As war with Israel intensifies on two fronts, Iranian presidential hopes for a rapprochement may fade
Finance & economics
Can Israel’s economy survive an all-out war with Hizbullah?
The country’s banks are experiencing capital flight
Middle East & Africa
Israel and Hizbullah creep closer to all-out war
But Israel does not yet have the forces in place to invade
Middle East & Africa
Israel’s government is again trying to hobble its Supreme Court
While at war, Israel is facing a constitutional crisis
Middle East & Africa
Israel has bloodied Hizbullah but is stuck in a war of attrition
Two attacks on the Shia militia may not change Israel’s strategic dilemma in Lebanon
Middle East & Africa
A pager-bomb attack causes disarray for Hizbullah
Thousands of devices explode in an apparent Israeli strike
Europe
Why Israel has not yet lost Europe
Europeans are angry about Gaza, but they aren’t voting like it
Middle East & Africa
A narrow corridor in Gaza has become an obstacle to a ceasefire
Binyamin Netanyahu says the presence of Israeli troops is crucial. His generals disagree
Middle East & Africa
The relationship between Israel and Turkey is at breaking point
But the Turkish president is desperate to avoid a regional war
Britain
Britain’s ban on arms sales to Israel mixes politics and legalism
The government has outlined grounds for concern but not a coherent rationale
Middle East & Africa
The one thing Israelis agree on: rescuing the hostages
Bibi’s failure to do so has prompted huge protests