After October 7: new faces, changing maps
After October 7: new faces, changing maps newspress_en Thu, 10/08/2026 - 05:17 Politics Three years after October 7, 2023, the Middle East is a drastically changed landscape. Several figures considered to be part of Iran's so-called 'resistance axis' who once dominated the political landscape are gone, some assassinated—Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and…
Three years after October 7, 2023, the Middle East has undergone drastic changes. Prominent figures once part of Iran's resistance axis, including Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, and Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, have been removed. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was also killed in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad's regime has fallen. Al Majalla explores this transformed landscape, from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where Israel now controls significant new territories in the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria. With October 7's anniversary approaching just weeks before Israel's possibly most consequential election, the question arises: will new leadership in Israel lead to new policies?
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