Israel Brief: Sunday, February 8
Iran moves from “talks” to target lists, and Washington answers by overtly building a regional shield.
Shalom, friends.
In an expected development, Tehran narrows the agenda while keeping every other weapon loaded. Today, it stops pretending the leverage is abstract and names some of its targets—turning Gulf capitals into pressure valves on Washington. Israel reads the same map and compresses the decision chain ahead of the Trump meeting, while Gaza proves again that lines are enforced by contact and consequences, not committees.
⚡️Flash Brief: The Day in 90 Seconds or Less
Oman Talks: Track pauses; Araqhchi limits scope to nuclear file and threatens strikes on U.S. bases. See The War Today.
Force Stack: USS Abraham Lincoln shifts into Arabian Sea; Patriot/THAAD coverage expands across twenty regional bases. See The War Today.
Allied Air Cover: UK deploys six F-35s to Cyprus as loitering-munition defense layer thickens. See The War Today.
Jerusalem–Washington: Netanyahu meeting with Trump moves to Feb. 11; Israel pushes missiles and proxies in scope. See The War Today.
Gaza Contact Line: IDF issues Zeitoun evacuation notice then strikes; troops kill infiltrators near the Yellow Line. See The War Today.
Lebanon Signal: Hezbollah accepts Wafiq Safa’s resignation as disarmament pressure rises and channels reorganize. See Northern Front.
Internal Control: Army Radio shutdown hits High Court barrier; PA banking links face Israeli leverage over terror stipends. See Inside Israel.
Below: decision-chain pressure in the Iran file, Gaza line-test dynamics, Lebanon’s disarmament stress signals, and state-authority fights at home.
