A War That Doesn't End: Israel in a Trapped Regional Conflict

According to the Israeli narrative, Israel has for any time been engaged in “war on 7 fronts”. The author of this assessment is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who argues that the state "defensive against barbarism". In his view, these fronts include a direct fight against Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, a confrontation with Iran, and actions against Tehran-related armed groups in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, as well as operations against Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank, where the situation is becoming increasingly heated.