It has been one-year since Hamas attacked Israelis. Since then, the conflict has widened across the Middle East. The world is seeing Israel’s large-scale incursion into Lebanon, and a recent response from Iran saw the country launch a missile barrage. Is there further escalation to come? And what is Israel’s endgame? 

Joining the discussion:

• Yossi Mekelberg is an Associate Fellow at Chatham House.  
• Muhannad Ayyash is a Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University. 
• Habib Battah is an independent journalist and founder of the Beirut Report. 
• Trita Parsi is Executive Vice President of The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a message to the people of Lebanon:

"You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza."https://t.co/s16fxeZtju pic.twitter.com/vdYnqyrdib

— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) October 8, 2024

Palestinian journalists must be protected amid the war. pic.twitter.com/y34d0dYpnL

— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) October 8, 2024