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Yoni Ben Menachem

Yoni Ben Menachem, a veteran Arab affairs and diplomatic commentator for Israel Radio and Television, is a senior Middle East analyst for the Jerusalem Center. He served as director general and chief editor of the Israel Broadcasting Authority.

While Hamas attempts to buy time, Israel is gathering evidence of Deif’s demise.
Nasrallah fears Israel might preempt a Hezbollah attack by deploying its air force to Cypriot bases, a scenario the IAF practiced with Cyprus during military exercises over the past year.
The once-powerful Islamic Emirate in Gaza, established in 2007, has now crumbled, leaving Hamas to contend with the aftermath of its ill-fated decision-making.
By weakening Hamas’s grip on power and increasing public perception of its defeat in Gaza, the IDF is eroding support for the terrorist group.
Recent developments indicate a significant departure from Hamas’s previous policy of restricting its actions to “occupied Palestine.”
Gaining control of Gaza’s southern border would complete the IDF’s encirclement of the Strip, a strategic move with implications for the demilitarization of the region after the conflict.
Security officials in Israel estimate that the Houthis’ threats in Yemen are serious and that further attacks on Israel can be expected.
Israel must prepare for the worst-case scenario in the north to avoid being caught off guard.
Israel will find it challenging to eliminate Hamas completely, but it can, through an extensive military operation, assassination of its military leadership, and destruction of the military infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Authority is concerned that the extremist Islamic elements’ potential takeover of Ain al-Hilweh, the largest refugee camp in Lebanon, could set a dangerous precedent.
The effects of two fierce waves of Israeli Arab violence continue to the present.
Reflecting on 30 years since the signing of the accords.