>the fourth round of airstrikes attributed to Israel in Syria in less than a week.
timesofisrael.com
>"We will be partners with Hezbollah in any future war against Israel," the unnamed official, whom the newspaper labeled "one of the senior decision-makers in Syria," said.
>Lebanese must realize another war with Israel means Lebanon will be sent back to Middle Ages, Bennett tells Haaretz.
haaretz.com
>IDF launches 2 drills in Israel’s south
timesofisrael.com
>Israel quietly withdraws ambassador from Egypt 'over security concerns'
telegraph.co.uk
>“In 2017, all of Israel is under threat,” said Col. Itzik Bar of the military’s Homefront Command. Preparations are underway for Israel to deal with “very high amounts” of incoming fire, he said.
>With Russia fighting alongside Iranian-backed Hezbollah fighters in Syria, and directly backing the Assad regime, and the US directly backing Israel as well as fighters opposed to both Assad and Hezbollah in Syria, what would start as two wars could rapidly coalesce into one.