As events in Gaza continue to dominate headlines, The Guardian Weekly focuses on the frantic diplomatic efforts to prevent the crisis from spiralling into a wider global conflict. International security corespondent Jason Burke traces the possible route to a wider war or, in the other direction, to at least a pause in hostilities.
Elsewhere, Ruth Michaelson and Julian Borger hear from terrified Gazans who have been pushed south, while Emma Graham-Harrison, Julian and Ruth consider the likely consequences of a “victorious” Israeli ground offensive.