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Ankara's covert military influence in Syria has been on Israel's radar for over a year – whether it's APCs given as a "gift" to Al-Sharaa or Turkey's aerial capabilities. The strike on Abu al-Duhur signals an end to Jerusalem's containment strategy.

The IMF projects Iran's economy will shrink sharply this year, contracting somewhere between 5.4% and 6.1%. Nominal GDP has already plunged around 29% from 2017, and the dollar now buys 2 million rials. However, a parallel, sanctions-proof economy may be maintaining the regime. Only one thing would make the regime buckle.

Jon Ossoff insists the presidency is off the table, but polls, prediction markets and a fierce Trump rivalry have put the Georgia Democrat firmly on the map.

Four years of unrelenting artillery bombardment, aimed at short-term political gain at home, have caused long-term strategic damage abroad; Question is, how did we end up in a place where he's a senior minister?

A July 30 study by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs concluded that the PA's policy of financially supporting terrorists “materially facilitated” Hamas’ ability to “prepare for and execute” the massacre. The author of the report, IDF Lt. Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch, hopes his study will provide a still stronger basis for lawsuits against the PA.

The regime in Tehran is trying to convince the world that it emerged from the war stronger than ever, but testimony from inside Iran paints a different picture. In a special interview with Israel Hayom, an Iranian opposition activist reveals what is happening behind the ayatollahs’ iron curtain.

Senior government official claims last week, we were hours away from a massive operation that was stopped at the last minute. Also, Netanyahu's successor, who still does not know he is one. 

Nearly three years into the war, Israel remains locked in open conflict on four fronts: Iran, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. All are interconnected and, to varying degrees, directed from Tehran. In the near term, every scenario is looking toward two dates: Israel’s elections in late October and the US midterm elections in early November.

The Yellow Line is at the center of the debate over Gaza’s future, but its effects will be felt across the region. Meanwhile, a war lasting just a few weeks against Iran depleted US stockpiles, leaving the US military in a position similar to that of the IDF before Oct. 7.