Hamas knows another war is coming, with or without Netanyahu
Gaza's terrorist groups are certain that another major flare-up will take place after the election, but the question is for how long and on what scale.
Gaza's terrorist groups are certain that another major flare-up will take place after the election, but the question is for how long and on what scale.
Israel's working assumption has to be that Nasrallah will not be satisfied with firing a few antitank missiles at Israeli military installations and vehicles.
Given the major departures of pro-Israel figures like the now former national security adviser and the upcoming resignation of US special envoy Jason Greenblatt, questions remain as to the direction of the Trump administration.
What happens if Netanyahu is indicted while in office? But can either bloc get a majority? Who will Avigdor Lieberman support?
Iran originally set up militias in Syria to defend the Assad regime; now, they are functioning as an offensive front against Israel.
If the Israeli Air Force is indeed behind the recent attacks on the Syrian-Iraqi border, it means Israel is prepared to go, and fly, farther than before to enforce its red lines against Iranian entrenchment in Syria or to prevent Hezbollah from acquiring advanced weapons.
After forcing an unprecedented second Israeli election of the year by refusing to join the government of his onetime ally, Netanyahu, maverick politician Avigdor Lieberman is now poised to be the kingmaker in the do-over vote on Sept. 17.
Secret peace talks between the US and Afghan presidents and Taliban leaders were canceled after the Taliban killed a dozen people, including an American soldier, in a car-bombing on Thursday. But negotiations will have to be resumed sooner or later.
The current hostilities in Gaza are on a low flame but could easily spiral out of control. Both Israel and Hamas want calm, certainly before the election in Israel. But Palestinian Islamic Jihad, at the behest of its Iranian master, is now weaponizing tiny drones to destabilize the situation. Does the IDF have an answer?
The message conveyed on Tuesday revealing Hezbollah's precision missile factory in Lebanon and the military base being built by Iran in eastern Syria cannot be mistaken: Israel is warning its enemies to cease and desist or face the consequences – even if it means going to war.
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