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Israel’s genius is rewriting the Middle East.

JL;DR SUMMARY Since October 2023, Israel has employed advanced innovations, particularly in artificial intelligence, to address threats from Palestinian and Iranian actors, transforming its military and strategic landscape. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasAbraham AccordsMiddle EastHezbollahIranMilitary StrategyGeopoliticsIsraeli InnovationAi In Warfare

Places mentioned

Israel
"In any other country, the Iron Dome would be a crown jewel. In Israel, it is now the floor, increasingly far from the ceiling."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"and it turned Gaza into a laboratory of wartime AI."
Lebanon
"Mossad operatives placed a quantity of PETN, a highly explosive material, on the batteries of the devices and detonated them by raising the temperature of the batteries from afar, a source said.On September 17, 2024, thousands of these pagers exploded in a coordinated attack, primarily in areas with a strong Hezbollah presence."
Tehran, Iran
"If you kiss the ring of Iran, we will cut the hand. This wasnt just personal. It was geopolitical theater with strategic consequences.And Haniyeh, by the way, wasnt in Gaza. He was in Iran, where he was assassinated by Mossad agents."
Bandar Abbas, Ardabil, Iran
"And thats not all. On April 26, 2025, a massive explosion rocked Irans Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, killing at least 70 people and injuring over 1,000 more."
China
"The shipment had arrived from China in March, ostensibly to replenish Irans missile stockpiles."
Yemen
"using some 20 Israeli Air Force fighter jets to target Houthi infrastructure along the coast of Yemen, some 2,000 kilometers from the Jewish state."
Saudi Arabia
"Even Saudi Arabia, long a holdout, has inched closer to normalization talks."
United Arab Emirates
"The Abraham Accords, which brought Israel into a formal alliance with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, are no longer just diplomatic novelties."
Bahrain
"The Abraham Accords, which brought Israel into a formal alliance with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, are no longer just diplomatic novelties."
Morocco
"The Abraham Accords, which brought Israel into a formal alliance with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, are no longer just diplomatic novelties."
Sudan
"The Abraham Accords, which brought Israel into a formal alliance with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, are no longer just diplomatic novelties."

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