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https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israels-strikes-on-its-enemies-show-a-high-appetite-for-risk-b482a52a

Israel’s Strikes on Its Enemies Show a High Appetite for Risk

As Israel tries to restore deterrence and its military’s reputation, the Middle East teeters closer to a regional war

Hamas militants in Beirut carried an empty coffin with a picture of the group’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, after he was killed in Iran. Manu Brabo for The Wall Street Journal

By Shayndi Raice

and Dov Lieber

Aug. 2, 2024 9:13 am ET

TEL AVIV—Israel has executed a series of daring military operations, including attacks in enemy capitals and commando raids in the heart of the Gaza Strip, that threaten to set off a new escalatory spiral in the Middle East.

The military is betting the response will be manageable—and that it is more important to win the fear of its adversaries after the security failure on Oct. 7.