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Israel’s Strategic Assessment 2026

By:

Or Yissachar, Eran Lahav, Atar Porat, Sophie Kobzantsev, Moran Alaluf, Attorney Yifa Segal, Col. (Res.) Dr. Ronen Itsik, Dr. Omer Dostri

29 Jan 2026

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About The Authors

Or Yissachar

Director

Dr. Omer Dostri

Senior Research Fellow

Col. (Res.) Dr. Ronen Itsik

Head of the Military Social Relations Department

Eran Lahav

Head of Middle East Department

Head of the Military Social Relations Department

Atar Porat

Researcher

Attorney Yifa Segal

Head of Governence & Law Department

Moran Alaluf

Iran and Hezbollah Researcher

Executive Summary

  1. Introduction: Israel’s Strategic Recalibration | Or Yissachar

  2. The Israeli Society: Resilience and Ethos as the Core of National Security | Col. (res) Dr. Ronen Itsik 

  3. US-Israel Relations

  4. Russia and Israel| Sophie Kobzantsev

  5. Iran  | Moran Alaluf

  6. Gaza and Hamas - Projections | Adv. Yifa Segal

  7. The Lebanese Front - The Fight Against Hezbollah| Moran Alaluf

  8. Syria | Eran Lahav 

  9. Judea and Samaria | Dr. Omer Dostri

  10. Yemen and the Red Sea | Eran Lahav 

  11. Türkiye

  12. Israel’s Economy | Col. (res) Dr. Ronen Itsik

  13. Domestic Security | Or Yissachar

  14. Technology, R&D, Cyber, AI

  15. Delegitimization | Atar Porat 


Introduction: Israel’s Strategic Recalibration

Or Yissachar

Following over two years of war - the longest in its history - Israel engineered historic military and diplomatic achievements while integrating them into a reimagined regional security architecture. The October 7, 2023 massacre by the Iranian proxy Hamas has pushed Israel into a proactive military posture following years of stagnation and procrastination. Israel’s long-practiced “campaign between the wars” doctrine that had dominated the so-called misconception that was accepted as doctrine among its highest political and military echelons, was confronted by the radical motivation of the Iranian regime and its proxy network. They deceived Israel and the West to…

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Sophie Kobzantsev

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Col. (Res.) Dr. Ronen Itsik

National Resilience – Implications of the War
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