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Israel Brief: Sunday, January 4

Power shifts outward as enforcement tightens inward

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Uri Zehavi — אורי זהבי
Jan 04, 2026
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Shalom, friends.

The system is holding, but the pressure is redistributing. Israel is enforcing across multiple arenas—Gaza, the north, Judea and Samaria, the Negev—while the wider axis absorbs an unexpected shock from Caracas to Tehran. The common thread is not escalation for its own sake, but exposure: who enforces, who stalls, and who is suddenly less protected by distance, process, or plausible deniability. That context matters for reading today’s moves clearly.


⚡️Flash Brief: The Day in 90 Seconds or Less
  • Gaza: IDF struck a loaded Hamas rocket launcher—part of Hamas rearmament after the ceasefire; Yellow Line probes continue. See The War Today.

  • Northern Front: Israel hit Radwan training and weapons sites as cabinet weighs broader Lebanon action. See Northern Front.

  • Judea & Samaria: Nearly 100 wanted suspects arrested; drones, weapons, and terror funding seized across brigades. See The War Today.

  • Iran: Protests spread as Iran implements lethal force against them; Israel assesses regime stress and diversion risk. See Regional Axis.

  • Venezuela: U.S. captured Maduro, collapsing an Iran–Hezbollah logistics hub in the Western Hemisphere. See Israel and the World.

  • Home Front: Violent night in the Negev amid enforcement operations; PID probe opens as encirclement holds. See Inside Israel.

  • Diplomacy: Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt warn Hezbollah to disarm; Israel rejects Turkish role in Gaza. See Diplomatic & Legal.

Below: how enforcement, diversion risk, and external pressure intersect across Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and the home front.

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