Abstract: Israel has begun to exercise tactical preemption options against Hezbollah, Iran’s most threatening proxy. The most recent and conspicuous preemptions have taken place in late August 2024. These actions were examples of incremental intra-war operations, however, and not defensive first strikes to remove existential threats posed by Iran. Going forward, Israel will also need […]
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