(CNN) -- However crude the calculation, especially amid all the civilian casualties, the winners and losers in the Israel-Gaza conflict are already reshaping political alliances in the Middle East. Before the last rocket was fired, before U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the cease-fire, there was already a consensus building among stakeholders and analysts that the events of the last week have transformed the fortunes of many in the Middle East. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, clearly underestimated, deftly navigated what is a minefield of competing interests, including those of his own country. "For a civilian president in Egypt perceived as a weak leader, he has, much to everyone's surprise, delivered," says Aaron David Miller, a Middle East scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy shows value of his leverage with Hamas
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Hamas gains more influence, leaving Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah on the sidelines
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Israel's Iron Dome proved its worth by foiling missiles many say came from Iran
While Israel has always accused Iran of smuggling weapons to @placeholder through the Egyptian border, Iran today implicitly confirmed it.