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
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
Introduction: Israel’s Strategic Recalibration | Or Yissachar
The Israeli Society: Resilience and Ethos as the Core of National Security | Col. (res) Dr. Ronen Itsik
The Lebanese Front - The Fight Against Hezbollah| Moran Alaluf
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…





