News of the ceasefire announced by President Trump reached me at 01:30 this morning as my family and I huddled in the saferoom of our home and awaited the interception over Jerusalem of an Iranian missile. Whether the ceasefire will end in two weeks as planned and what will follow is an open question, but it is foolhardy to believe that a new day has dawned.

The IDF is maintaining a state of both defensive and offensive readiness, yet the airport authority has stated that it will restart operations early Thursday, and local authorities are planning to reopen schools in the coming days. At the same time, the IDF is engaged in its most intensive operations against Hezbollah since the current round of fighting began and Tehran is threatening to retaliate against Israel. So, with the boom of last night’s rocket interception still within memory, we are living in a state of tentativeness and dissonance here and I am wary: Nothing seems to have changed, and we are leaving the safe room of our home prepared. Even if the ceasefire runs its course, two weeks seems like it will be little more than a respite. What lies ahead is unclear.

No doubt, the Islamic Republic of Iran........

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