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Oct. 7 Convinced Israel that It Must Take the Battle to Its Enemies
(Wall Street Journal) Shayndi Raice - One year after the brutal Hamas attack, Israel is now firmly on the counterattack. It launched a stunning series of attacks against Hizbullah in Lebanon in recent weeks, while simultaneously targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen, rooting out militancy in the West Bank, and mapping out its next steps against Iran, after weathering a ferocious Iranian missile assault. The campaign marks an aggressive shift in Israel's security posture. For years, the military aimed to provide long stretches of peace that were punctured by short conflicts with Palestinian militants. Israel can no longer allow its enemies the time and space to build up arsenals that can pose an existential threat, many have come to believe. "Pre-emptive wars will be in the future part of the Israeli tool kit," said Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security adviser. "This is not a war against Hamas or Hizbullah," said Ofer Shelah, director of national security policy research at the Institute for National Security Studies. "This is a war against the Iranian Axis of Resistance."