One year on from the October 7 attacks against Israel, the region is bracing for more war.

It seems almost certain Israel will launch a retaliatory attack against Iran, after it fired ballistic missiles at Israel last week.

Meanwhile, over the weekend, Israel continued its airstrikes on Lebanon, with multiple explosions reported in the suburbs of the capital Beirut.

Today, Israel correspondent for The Economist Anshel Pfeffer on where the Middle East is headed, and how, or if, the fighting can end.