There are three ways Israel could react to Iran’s strike — here’s how it should decide between them

Tuesday’s Iranian missile strike on Israel may mark a critical juncture, not just in Israel’s nearly year-long war against Hamas, Hezbollah and other Iranian proxy groups, but also in the strategic equation of the Middle East at large. 

In its wake, there are scenarios — perhaps not probable, but far from implausible — that risk taking us closer to World War III than ever before.

I was appearing on the air with the multilingual Israeli news station I24 when the missiles were launched. My panel and I decided to continue broadcasting from the station’s studios in Jaffa, even as the control room and all support staff evacuated to a secure area. Booms began to be heard overhead — which we now know were mostly missiles being intercepted.