Tunnels in the Gaza Strip, a wave of terrorism across Judea and Samaria, Islamic State attacks in Sinai, the Syrian civil war, Hezbollah’s improved arsenal, the future of Iran’s nuclear program and the stability of the Egyptian and Jordanian regimes – these are only a few of the challenges facing the Middle East, and Israel within it. The only common thread running through these challenges is their uncertain nature.

The individuals trying to dispel this uncertainty are members of the intelligence community, who are tasked with assessing the situation and laying the groundwork for Israel’s operational and diplomatic recourse.

Ahead of the Passover holiday, the heads of the four research and analysis divisions in the Military Intelligence Corps – A., of the Palestinian intelligence unit, S., of the Lebanon unit, R., of the regional and world powers unit, and E., of the northeastern unit, which oversees Syria, Iraq, and Iran – offer Israel Hayom an exclusive glimpse into the threats and opportunities current Middle East dynamics present.

Military Intelligence once comprised many research divisions, but the regional dynamics, compounded by the ever-changing cybersphere and budgetary restraints, have resulted in the current formation, in which five divisions – four theater-oriented units and one providing them with technical support – essentially monitor the entire world.

Read the full article at Israel Hayom.