"So far, only one thing is clear: We have neither the time nor the money to develop these [missile defense] systems on our own because the missile threat is known to already be there," says Germany's chief of defense Eberhard Zorn.

"This is part of an Iranian strategic calculation to turn Syria into another zone of activity for Palestinian terror organizations," says Michael Barak, a senior researcher at the Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya.

Commander of the Israeli Navy Vice Adm. David Saar Salama awards fighters of the Naval Intelligence Division with certificates of appreciation for contributing to Israel's security.

"At this point, we are not sure if they [the Iranians] know what more they want. They didn’t come to Doha with many specifics," says a senior US official.

Lapid becomes Israel's 14th prime minister and will lead the caretaker government until the November 1 election.