Israel Brief: Monday, December 29
What Today Revealed About Tomorrow: Adults continue enforcements as “process” tries to seize the steering wheel in Florida and in courtrooms.
Shalom, friends.
The IDF keeps making assets perishable, Hamas keeps betting on delay, and Hezbollah keeps marketing refusal as sovereignty. Meanwhile, Israel’s diplomatic center of gravity sits—correctly—focused on the United States. I saw the same hierarchy reflected plainly in my MFA meetings earlier this week. But strategists cannot confuse “priority” with “complacency,” so keep your wits about you.
Here’s the situation in ninety seconds.
⚡️Flash Brief: The Day in 90 Seconds or Less
Washington: Bibi lands in Florida ahead of a Trump meeting on Iran, Gaza sequencing, and the rest. See Israel and the World.
Northern Front: Hezbollah rejects disarmament deadlines; IDF posture holds across Lebanon depth. See The War Today.
Syria: 55th Brigade completes Syria rotation—getting a few months reprieve; another reserve brigade replaces it immediately. See The War Today.
Gaza: Reported covert seizure of PIJ operative tied to Ran Gvili’s burial site. See The War Today.
Judea & Samaria: Qabatiya remains under sustained operations; attack-home sealing completed. See Inside Israel.
Jerusalem: Atarot ramming incident triggers arrests and renewed scrutiny of “traffic” violence. See Developments to Watch.
Axis & Red Sea: Iran launches satellites via Russia; Houthis threaten Somaliland targeting. See Developments to Watch.