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Civil war in Israel is not unthinkable

Successful strikes on Hamas and Hezbollah leaders should not blind us to the threat brewing inside Israel

By Anshel Pfeffer

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Demonstrates protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Beit Lid military base, July 29, 2024. Photo by Flash90 *** Local Caption *** עזה ישראל חמאס הפגנה עצורים חיילי מלואים הפגנה בית ליד מלחמה חרבות ברזל

A man walks across from a raging fire at oil storage tanks a day after Israeli strikes on the port of Yemen's Huthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024. Yemen's Huthi rebels on July 21 promised a "huge" retaliation against Israel following a deadly strike on the port of Hodeida, as regional fallout widens from months of war in Gaza. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Bibi’s US mission isn't going according to plan – unlike the Israeli pilots who bombed Yemen

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Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, has reportedly told senior Hamas officials in Qatar "not to worry" about an Israeli siege in Rafah. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Are the walls closing in for Sinwar and Hamas?

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How the IDF is using lessons from Gaza to teach the US how to minimise casualties

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