Forever wars: Israel’s cycle of conflict shows no finish line
Key takeaways
- Despite ceasefires and shifting military fronts, Israel’s wars continue, with no clear end or lasting security gains.
- Israel has spent the years since the surprise Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, in Israel, which killed 1,139 people, fighting continuous wars across the region.
- It has committed a genocide in Gaza, killing more than 73,000 Palestinians and razing large swaths of the territory to the ground.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Despite ceasefires and shifting military fronts, Israel’s wars continue, with no clear end or lasting security gains.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Displaced Palestinian children search for firewood and plastic in a landfill beside their tent camp in Gaza [Jehad Alshrafi/AP]By Simon Speakman Cordall Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026Less than a week after the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington brought the stuttering, three-month-long US-Israel war on Iran to a close – for now – the verdict of Washington’s principal ally, Israel, was in.
According to a recent poll, an overwhelming 92 percent of Israelis felt the US has signed away their victory over a decades-old enemy, with almost half of those polled saying Israel should continue its attacks on Lebanon and the pro-Iran group Hezbollah, irrespective of the urgings of Washington, its principal ally and sponsor.