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Israeli Strategy toward Iran after October 7

الإستراتيجية الإسرائيلية تجاه إيران بعدّ أحدّاث السابع من أكتوبر 2023

Abdalaziz Abueleyan(Islamic University of Gaza)0000-1000-2126-4819
Pages
123–150
Publication Date
2026-07-05
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It concludes that Israel has adopted an escalatory strategy, supported by enhanced intelligence integration with the United States and the use of artificial intelligence, in order to impose a sustained strategic cost that exhausts Iranian capabilities.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to analyze the shifts in Israel’s security doctrine toward Iran in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 attack, focusing on the transition from a policy of threat management and indirect deterrence to a more offensive approach based on direct confrontation and targeting Iran’s sources of power.
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Key Findings & Data:The study adopts an analytical methodology to examine the military, intelligence, and political tools employed by Israel to curb Iranian regional influence and reshape deterrence equations.
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Conclusion & Impact:It concludes that Israel has adopted an escalatory strategy, supported by enhanced intelligence integration with the United States and the use of artificial intelligence, in order to impose a sustained strategic cost that exhausts Iranian capabilities.
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⚙️Variables:الإستراتيجية الإسرائيلية · إيران · السابع من أكتوبر

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This study aims to analyze the shifts in Israel’s security doctrine toward Iran in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 attack, focusing on the transition from a policy of threat management and indirect deterrence to a more offensive approach based on direct confrontation and targeting Iran’s sources of power. The study adopts an analytical methodology to examine the military, intelligence, and political tools employed by Israel to curb Iranian regional influence and reshape deterrence equations. It concludes that Israel has adopted an escalatory strategy, supported by enhanced intelligence integration with the United States and the use of artificial intelligence, in order to impose a sustained strategic cost that exhausts Iranian capabilities.

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Abueleyan, A. (2026). Israeli Strategy toward Iran after October 7. Rouya Türkiyyah, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2, 123–150. https://doi.org/10.36360/1560-015-002-008

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