After a fortnight of military triumph, what is Israel’s endgame?

Hawks argue Tehran's missile assault gives legitimacy to a direct attack on Iran - but would wars and wars and wars' guarantee greater security?

Israel is enjoying a moment of military and intelligence triumph. Over two weeks, it has killed an archenemy" in his secret bunker, decimated Hezbollah's leadership, blown up the militant group's communications networks and parts of its arsenal and humbled its sponsor, Iran.

As its ground troops marched into Lebanon, Israel fended off a large-scale Iranian ballistic missile attack with backing from the US and other allies.