Israel’s New Defense Policy Keeps Troops Abroad, Maybe for Good
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From Syria and Lebanon to Gaza and the West Bank, Israeli troops are establishing positions they are unlikely to abandon anytime soon.
Quietly, as a result of the Hamas attack in October 2023, Israel has changed its defense policy. At the time, the Gaza border was assumed secure thanks to a small group of soldiers standing guard and high-tech fencing. The intelligence assessment was that the Palestinian militant group didn’t have the ability or intention to cross over.