The international press continues to focus on the attempts made by the United States to prevent a possible Iranian response to the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) Ismail Haniyeh in Tehranconfirming the inability Israel To confront any attack alone.
The Washington Post reported on the US administration’s intensive efforts behind the scenes to urge Iran to exercise restraint, on the one hand, and to warn the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu The consequences of obstructing the ceasefire deal in Gaza strip On the other hand.
The newspaper said that these matters coincide with the dispatch of an air fleet to protect Israel and Washington's allies if deterrence attempts fail. It pointed out that secret American contacts are being conducted through the Swiss embassy in Tehran and the Iranian mission in United nations.
The Wall Street Journal said that Israel needs more than Iron Dome To thwart Iran's attacks andHizb allah The expected, noting that they possess missiles and precision-guided drones that threaten to crush defenses Tel Aviv.
The newspaper said that American officials are concerned this time, especially since the drones are considered one of the weak points in Israeli air defenses, especially if they come in many squadrons, as well as because of their ability to fly low and avoid radar systems.
The situation is not peaceful.
In The Times of Israel, David Horovitz describes the state of waiting in Israel for a military response from Iran and Hezbollah, saying that the situation is not peaceful at all as Hezbollah continues to fire its missiles, leaving devastating effects in the north of the country.
The writer adds, “Just as there is a lack of Israeli diplomacy in explaining Israel's point of view to the world, the Israeli government's simple humanitarian communication with its citizens is also absent.”
On the American website, Responsible Statecraft, Aaron Sobchak read the results of a recent opinion poll, which concluded that 55% of Americans oppose the idea of sending American forces to defend Israel even if its neighbors attack it.
The writer pointed out that this percentage shows the lowest support for Israel among supporters of the two parties. Republican AndDemocratic Who do not want to send American troops to another war zone.
Finally, an article in the Israeli Haaretz criticized the silence of Israeli journalists regarding the killing of their colleagues in Gaza, noting that the death toll among journalists in the Strip is worse than that resulting from World War II And the Korean and Iraq wars.
The article added that most Israeli journalists are indifferent to the fate of their peers in the Gaza Strip, and even hold them responsible, going so far as to consider them members of an elite force who deserve death.