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Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Apr 12, 2024

This picture taken in northern Israel shows Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system launches to intercept rockets being fired from Lebanon, Feb. 28, 2024. — This picture taken in northern Israel shows Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system launches to intercept rockets being fired from Lebanon, Feb. 28, 2024. — JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images

Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, on July 15, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israel runs several scenarios, prepares for attacks by Iran, Hezbollah

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla (L) and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi meet in Tel Aviv, May 30, 2023.

CENTCOM chief begins Israel visit, coordinating for possible Iran attack

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Iranian attend the funeral procession for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel, in Tehran on April 5, 2024. The Guards, including two generals, were killed in the air strike on April 1, which levelled the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus. The funeral ceremony coincides with the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations, when Iran and its allies stage marches in support of the Palestinians. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East

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Israel braces for potential Iranian attack as most troops leave Gaza

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Israeli sailors stand on board the first of four new German-built Saar 6 naval vessels purchased by the navy, in the northern Haifa city naval base, on December 2, 2020. - Israel received the first of its new missile boats, with a top naval officer telling AFP the fleet upgrade "dramatically" improves the country's ability to counter regional rivals, including Iran. (Photo by Heidi levine / POOL / AFP) (Photo by HEIDI LEVINE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

For Israel, Houthi threat a whole new ballgame

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs