Read essays by Aluf Benn, Dahlia Scheindlin, Khaled Elgindy, and others on the legacy of Hamas’s attack.
Foreign Affairs

October 7, 2024  |  View in Browser

One year ago today, Hamas launched a brutal assault on Israel, killing over 1,100 people and abducting roughly 250, nearly 100 of whom are still believed to be held hostage in the Gaza Strip. The attack sparked a war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians to date—and that appears closer than ever to spiraling into a full-scale regional war. To mark the anniversary, the editors at Foreign Affairs have selected the very best of our recent coverage, with leading thinkers and policymakers including Aluf Benn, Dahlia Scheindlin, Khaled Elgindy, Oona Hathaway, and Martin Indyk reflecting on the legacy of the October 7 attack—and where Israel and the region go from here. Start reading below.

 
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Israel’s Paradox of Defeat

How the Country’s Military Success Is Producing Political Failure

By Aluf Benn

 

What Israel Has Lost

And How It Can Regain Its Strategic Edge

By Ari Shavit

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Where Will Israel’s Multifront War End?

There May Not Be a Better Day After

By Dalia Dassa Kaye

 

The Fight for a New Israel

To End the War and Build a Lasting Peace, the Country Must Reinvent Its Own Democracy

By Dahlia Scheindlin

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A Plan for Peace in Gaza

The Reforms That Could Allow the PLO to Lead and the Palestinian Authority to Govern

By Salam Fayyad

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A Palestinian Revival

How to Build a New Political Order After Israel’s Assault on Gaza

By Khaled Elgindy

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The Shallow Roots of Iran’s War With Israel

Beneath Tehran’s Extremism, a Lost History of Deep Iranian-Jewish Ties

By Ali M. Ansari

 

War Unbound

Gaza, Ukraine, and the Breakdown of International Law

By Oona A. Hathaway

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Why Israel Slept

The War in Gaza and the Search for Security

By Amos Yadlin and Udi Evental

 

The Two-State Mirage

How to Break the Cycle of Violence in a One-State Reality

By Marc Lynch and Shibley Telhami

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The Strange Resurrection of the Two-State Solution

How an Unimaginable War Could Bring About the Only Imaginable Peace

By Martin Indyk

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