One year after the brutal Hamas attack that ended Israel\u2019s two-decade golden age of relative peace, expanding wealth and growing diplomatic ties, the country is now firmly on the counterattack and preparing to be at war for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weathering a ferocious Iranian missile assault<\/a> in recent days and shaking off calls from allies for a cease-fire in Gaza, Israel is instead opening new theaters of fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It launched a stunning series of attacks<\/a> against the Lebanese militia Hezbollah in Lebanon in recent weeks, while simultaneously targeting Houthi rebels<\/a> in Yemen, rooting out militancy in the occupied West Bank and mapping out its next steps against Iran<\/a>, the architect of a so-called axis of resistance that includes U.S.-designated terrorist groups bent on destroying Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The campaign marks an aggressive shift in Israel\u2019s security posture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n