Jonathan Spyer

A reckoning between Israel and the Lebanese terror group appears to be only a matter of time

The desire of those around the Israeli leader appears to be to continue operations in Gaza for another year or so

The country is very notably inferior to its enemies in the realm of conventional military and intelligence operations

Hamas wants a deal which it can (plausibly) portray as a victory

For both the Iranians and their Lebanese proxy, the main dilemma lies in assessing Israeli aims