Unable To 'Win' in Gaza, Israel Sets Its Sights Elsewhere

An eerie relative calm has descended on the Middle East - Gaza obviously excluded - since a highly alarming exchange of missile, rocket and drone attacks by Israel and Iran in recent weeks. Fears of an imminent regional war have subsided, with both sides suggesting that, for now at any rate, they believe they have restored deterrence strategically and bolstered national morale enough to offset criticism from hawks and hardliners.