The last living hostages are home and the ceasefire has begun. We do not know if it will hold or if the parties will stick to the 20-point plan for Gaza’s future. We certainly don’t know when, or if, a real peace will allow all those in the region to live without constant fear. But we do know that the war, begun by Hamas’ October 7 attack, has exacted a tremendous price on both Israelis and for Palestinians, and  for many beyond the region too.

For those still grieving the deaths of October 7 in Israel, and for those bereaved, hungry or displaced in Gaza, the war has been deeply traumatising. Economic, psychological, and social effects will send ripples through both societies for years to come. This war has also shaken the Jewish world, from the Israeli in Germany ashamed of his country to the Jew in Australia questioning hers. This series brings you information and analysis to mark, we hope, the end of tragic war.