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Yoav Limor is a veteran journalist and defense analyst specializing in Israeli advocacy, global Jewish affairs, and Middle Eastern politics. A passionate advocate for Israel, he frequently appears on radio, television, and in print to provide insightful analysis and counter media bias.

As the Syrian civil war draws to a close, it is clear that Iran plans to use Hezbollah to do its bidding there.
Israel’s attention is currently split between the Gaza and Syria borders, as tensions on both may erupt unexpectedly
The hard part of this investigation ‎will delve into the operational decision-making process on ‎the ground, which led to the order to launch David’s ‎Sling interceptors for the very first time—only to ‎have them miss their targets. ‎
As violent as the past weekend has been, Hamas and ‎Israel both went to great lengths to contain ‎the situation.
As with previous attacks, it appears that the air‎strikes were targeting components for the air-defense capabilities Iran insists on establishing in ‎Syria.‎
The Syrian army is preparing to conquer the country’s south, including territory bordering the Golan Heights, in the coming weeks, if not days.
Recent bombardments indicate that Syrian President ‎Bashar Assad plans to retake control of the Daraa area ‎on the Jordanian border, and then turn his attention to ‎the rebel pockets on the Syrian Golan Heights, a ‎stone’s throw away from his border with Israel.‎
All it would take is an incendiary kite that burns down an Israeli ‎house or an Israeli strike that results in Palestinian casualties to ‎trigger a full-blown conflict. ‎
The problem is that, while playing with fire is a ‎common practice in the Middle East, things can ‎spiral out of control very quickly.‎
Iran is a formidable adversary; it is determined, patient and has nerves of steel. It is here to stay, and the working assumption needs to be that other “Gonen Segevs” are out there.
Calling a Hamas-built makeshift passage from Gaza to the Mediterranean Sea a “naval terror tunnel” is a stretch, considering that it was no more than a hundred feet into the sea and not too deep.
Israel has repeatedly stated that it has no interest ‎in a military campaign in Gaza, but ‎reality may still drag it there.