Months of painstaking negotiations, mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar, have led to a new package deal that the two sides are now weighing up.
For more than a decade, there’s been no serious attempt to reach a viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or even a stable arrangement for Gaza, and none seems close now.
Authority and governability on both sides has become a central factor feeding the escalation that might reach new heights very soon.
The Likud leader looks set to return as Israel’s prime minister after a period of political instability in the country – and five elections in less than four years.
On 1 November, Israelis will vote again, for the fifth time in less than four years. Recent polls predict either another hung parliament or a narrow victory for the Likud-led coalition.
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