While Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have permanently lost most of their arsenals and production facilities, the threat of sporadic rocket fire is likely to remain for some time.

The IDF declassifies details on an Iranian-built underground projectile factory and how some 100 elite soldiers raided it.

Improved routes have significantly reduced hijackings by armed groups in Gaza, according to the Israeli military, but international organizations still struggle to clear the backlog.

The new Pereh (“Wild”) Unit will consist of highly trained reservists, reconnaissance and special unit members who are locals.

Iran’s vision of turning Syria into a part of its “ring of fire” around Israel has shattered.

It is not clear this enforcement goes far enough, says Professor Uzi Rabi.

The arrangement is fragile, and Hezbollah’s intentions of keeping to it are in doubt, says Professor Eyal Zisser.

“The IDF will not hesitate to use force to stop attempts to smuggle arms to Hezbollah.”

Concerns linger over Hezbollah’s compliance and Israel’s operational freedom.

“Obama broke the tradition where an outgoing president doesn’t initiate significant new policies during the transition.”