A year on from Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel that killed about 1,200 people, the Middle East continues to remain mired in an ever-widening conflict with no de-escalation in sight. This was a reminder, if at all it was needed, that in the dreary world of the Middle East, battlefield realities would continue to shape political realities. But the Middle East has been the graveyard of such grandiose political projects. Israel has certainly succeeded in changing the balance of power in the Middle East for now but the strategic shift remains far from clear. Tel Aviv doesn’t seem to have any political endgame beyond the destruction of its adversaries.

Source: The Telegraph October 10, 2024 04:27 UTC