____________________________________________ 3 IICC Perspectives And now, the war which began on October 7, 2023, that hit us hard, illustrated once and for all that the State of Israel has to be honest and courageous to turn its concept of security upside down. How? The surprise attack on Israel, October 7th, 2023 (Photo – Wikipedia) First, to say "adieu" to the concept of deterrence, which for the most part has become meaningless. As we saw, Hamas was absolutely not deterred by Israel when it conceived, planned and carried out its operation al-Aqsa Flood attack and massacre. The same has been true for Hezbollah since it was founded: that led to Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000. Since then, Hezbollah has been deterred only when it found it convenient, and if any deterrence still remains, it is temporary and fades with the passage of time. While it is unpleasant to admit, historically Israel's deterrence, even it was recognized as a regional military power (and allegedly has nuclear military capability), did not prevent extensive
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