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

Leaders

An Israel-Hizbullah war would be a disaster for both

Both must find a way to step back

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

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