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The Washington Post said that Israel fears that any attack by Iran would affect its relationship with its allies in the region who helped it thwart The latest Iranian attack Last April, highlighting that the government Benjamin Netanyahu She is preparing for all scenarios, amid warnings about the seriousness of the situation.
In a report by its correspondent in Tel Aviv, Shira Rubin, the newspaper reported that while Israel is preparing to repel an expected attack from Iran, by refueling fighter jets, placing air defense batteries, and coordinating with Washington on the deployment of American military equipment, there are growing concerns about one of its most important lines of defense, which is a regional alliance led by the United States.
She added that this alliance had begun secretly, then appeared in the open on April 13 when it helped Israel intercept 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles launched from Iran in the first direct strike of its kind from Tehran after decades of a “hidden war” with Tel Aviv.
Israel is isolated
Following the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation)، Ismail HaniyehIn Tehran, Israel finds itself more isolated in the region, which could make it more vulnerable, according to military analysts.
The Washington Post reported that there are other concerns that Israeli air defense systems may be unable to repel a massive, fully coordinated attack, even with American support.
She noted that countries in the region downplayed the role they played in thwarting the Iranian attack in April, “for fear of Tehran’s retaliation,” and for fear of being seen as supporting Israel at a time of widespread public anger over the human losses caused by the war on Gaza Strip.
These concerns have become “more pronounced now,” as many have sought to publicly distance themselves from any involvement in the next round of violence.
According to a senior Israeli politician who helped build the regional alliance, who spoke to the newspaper on condition of anonymity, the public statements about the alliance are “very disturbing.” The relations between those countries and Israel are “sensitive,” he said, and have only been tested once in a major way.
He claimed that “Israel is acting completely alone” in the face of the possibility of an all-out war.
surprise attack
The newspaper's correspondent in Tel Aviv says that officials believe that this time the attack may be sudden, larger in scale and longer in duration, perhaps lasting for several days instead of a few hours. It could also be in the form of coordinated bombing from multiple directions, including Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon.
And I mentioned in particular Hezbollah In Lebanon, it noted that over the past 10 months it has been using suicide drones that fly at low altitudes and at high speeds to strike military sites and private homes in Israel, and are capable of evading Israeli air defense systems.
Yoel Guzansky, a former Israeli National Security Council official who is now a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, expects Hezbollah to initiate the attack, possibly firing toward Tel Aviv and using guided missiles.
The worst-case scenario, he said, would be a multi-front attack by other Iranian allies designed “to challenge the capabilities of Israeli regimes to the maximum, which could be crushed since they depend, as we saw in April, on the regional alliance that provides them with strategic depth.”
The former security official continued that Israel informed Hezbollah and Iran that striking civilian population centers would be a red line and would lead to a strong response.
In turn, Defense Minister Yoav Galant warned in an Arabic-language message posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday that if Hezbollah continues its attacks, Israel will fight it with all its might, adding that “whoever plays with fire can expect destruction.”
Preemptive strike?
The American newspaper quoted Israeli media as saying that Israel might also consider launching a preemptive strike on Iran, if it concluded that an Iranian attack was imminent.
She revealed that the head of the US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, visited Israel for the second time this week to discuss military coordination between the two countries.
She pointed out that Washington has deployed modern military equipment, including a squadron of F-22 Raptors, naval cruisers and destroyers, and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its accompanying ships, which are heading to the Middle East to replace another aircraft carrier group that will leave the region.
The newspaper quoted Israel Ziv, a retired major general who served as chief of staff of the army, as saying that the United States is more interested in the current developments than it was in April, but it also realizes that a war in the region will affect the economy, and it is in its interest to stop the escalation.
However, Ziv warned Israel against taking American support for granted, saying it would make a mistake if it entered a regional war believing it had the equipment and resources to fight it.
