The Israeli soldiers who were killed in Gaza went to war on October 7 with a strong feeling that there was no other choice. But over time, the public will find it difficult to ignore the heavy price, and the growing suspicion that the war's lofty goals are still far from reach

Festivities at the Palestinian city reach their peak every year on Christmas Eve, but due to the war the hotels are empty and worshipers have disappeared. The same story is found in Nazareth, Haifa, and other towns. 'The decision to limit activities to religious ceremonies was self-evident, since people are walking around with a sense of heaviness and pain,' says one Nazareth resident

A team of the Engineers Association surveyed the damage to western Negev locales, and found the projected restoration costs to be astronomical. "80% of homes in Nir Oz were badly damaged, and in Be'eri 40-50%"

Israelis and Palestinians are both trapped by power-hungry leaders who are ready to sacrifice their own people to fight to the death of the other. Both Netanyahu and the leaders of Hamas know they depend on this war, and the conflict more broadly, enduring

On the way to the Dead Sea coastline are 6,000 to 8,000 sinkholes, with about 400 added each year. Israeli geologists suggest routes that would make the area accessible and safe, but it's hard to say how many years it will take to stop the Dead Sea from sinking