Analysis

Israel's Iron Dome defense system proved more than a match for Hamas' homemade drones, but the cost of intercepting them is disproportionate.

Israel has been unwillingly incorporated into the ongoing power struggle between the United States and China at a time when Beijing has taken on the role of "defender of Muslims."

Practical governments are seeking mutually beneficial relations with Israel.

Hundreds of millions of Hamas dollars have gone down the drain during Operation Guardian of the Walls. The effects of this military campaign run deeper than you might think.

To strike the Iranian problem from its to-do list, the US administration continues to offer concessions and other "goodies" in the hope of bringing Tehran back into the fatally flawed nuclear deal.

Islamist terrorist group has fired over 4,000 rockets at Israel in recent clashes, some hitting deeper in Israeli territory and with greater accuracy than ever before.

US President Joe Biden’s efforts to persuade Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are plunging the two leaders into a difficult early test of the US-Israeli relationship.

Hamas will have to balance the price it paid in Gaza with its success on the Palestinian street. Over a week into Operation Guardian of Walls, it seems that the main Israeli challenge now is no longer military, but political: how to leverage the achievements of the operation so as to ensure prolonged calm in the south, while conveying strength and implicitly preventing an escalation in other areas.

Arab officials have come together to condemn what they see as flagrant Israeli aggression in Gaza, but in the United Arab Emirates, criticism of Israel is now often balanced with harsh words for the Palestinians, as well.

Israel must focus less on the appearance of victory and more on preventing an all-out conflagration. It will try to exact a price from Hamas and possibly take out some of its senior officials in the hope of deepening deterrence in Gaza the day after.