“A new tone is emerging in Israel’s media, piercing the Israeli sense of invincibility — the first hints of a narrative of defeat.”

“Senior Israeli officials hailed the 'unprecedented' and 'historic' coordination with the US, including two meetings and 15 phone calls between Netanyahu and Trump in the preceding two months.”

“The Israeli and US armies unleashed a campaign of heavy bombardment, assassinating leading political, religious and military figures, and damaging and destroying security infrastructure, military industrial sites and missile launchers, as well as civilian and governance buildings, including oil depots and gasfields.”

“Iran has responded with daily strikes against Israeli targets.”

“Certain strategic targets have been impacted in Israel, including the area of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, the Haifa oil refinery, and Ben Gurion airport.”

“The economy has had to significantly hunker down; schools and most businesses have been closed, despite efforts on a number of occasions to reopen.”

“One million Lebanese have been displaced, bridges linking the south of Lebanon to the rest of the country have been bombed out of use, and extensive damage has been wrought.”