Israel will play up Syria actions but avoid escalation
Israel recently increased military actions in Syria after a lull since the accidental downing of a Russian plane in 2018
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- Iranian ambitions
 - Resumed airstrikes
 - IRGC operations
 - Electoral calculations
 - Hezbollah threat
 - Russian dilemma
 - US withdrawal
 
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