Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Syria’s post-Assad government have a contentious relationship formed in the bloody crucible of the Syrian civil war, when Hezbollah intervened against the Syrian opposition in 2013 in defence of the ailing regime of Bashar Al-Assad. However, a recent Reuters report suggests that the two sides have held …

In April 2023, six months before the 7 October attacks, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting with Yoav Gallant, his then defence minister, and Alon Davidi, the mayor of Sderot – an Israeli city built on top of the historic Palestinian village of Huj. Gallant and Davidi casually …

When the Houthis launched attacks along Yemen’s western coast on 3 September, internationally recognised government-aligned forces were unprepared for what was the largest offensive since the ceasefire signed in 2022. Their response revealed a series of operational failures that allowed the Houthis to advance across 5,000 square kilometres, seizing the …