The Ongoing Conflict in Israel: Intelligence Failure, Hostage Situation, and Potential Involvement of Iran

This chapter analyzes the ongoing conflict in Israel, discussing the intelligence failure by Israel, the United States, and other regional actors. It explores the challenges of a traditional hostage rescue and speculates on the motives behind the number of hostages held by Hamas. The chapter also highlights the biggest concern of Iran engaging its proxies to attack Israel and the actions taken by the United States to support Israel militarily.