As we try to make sense of the past two weeks, consider this:

1. IDF withdraws from most of the Gaza Strip while it now also appears increasingly likely that the IDF will conduct an operation in Rafah.
2. An historic Iranian attack of 300 ballistic missiles, UAVs and cruise missiles, and an historic coalition force that includes Israel, the US, UK, France, Saudi Arabia and Jordan that shot down almost all of the projectiles.
3. A week later, Israel attacks Iran.
4. A widely backed U.N. security council resolution recognizing a Palestinian state, which the US vetoed.

So a lot is happening, but is Israel closer to achieving the war's objectives?

To help us understand what’s going on, our guest today is NADAV EYAL, who returns to the podcast. He is a columnist for Yediot. Eyal has been covering Middle-Eastern and international politics for the last two decades for Israeli radio, print and television news.