More than 9 months after Hamas terrorists launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel and infiltrated the country by air, land and sea on Oct. 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel is close to defeating Hamas. The region stands on high alert amid fears of a wider conflict as Hezbollah continues to stoke the flames of war. The Iranian-backed group has been launching increasingly brazen attacks using explosive laden drones and low-flying missiles. Last week, Hezbollah published a 10-minute-long surveillance video from an alleged unmanned aerial vehicle that had slipped past multiple Iron Dome launchers. Among the sensitive locations it filmed was a secure manufacturing facility belonging to the Israeli defense firm Rafael — the company that makes the missile defense system.