According to senior security officials, Israel’s recent airstrike on Iran has reportedly destroyed all of Iran’s strategic air defense capabilities and severely hindered its ability to produce new ballistic missiles.
Despite these setbacks, Iran is determined to respond to the Israeli attack and is currently engaged in damage control efforts.
The “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation had the opposite of its intended effect. Instead of precipitating the collapse of Israel, it led to the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and complicated Iran’s strategic position.
Israel’s military response has established a new regional equation, significantly weakening Iran’s influence, as it lost its key proxy in Gaza and became more vulnerable to Israeli strikes.
Since Yahya Sinwar’s election as the head of Hamas’ political bureau a month ago, he has made a series of decisions that have escalated the conflict with Israel. The political leadership in Israel must now rethink its strategy toward Hamas to counter Sinwar’s recent actions and disrupt his agenda.
Hamas has decided to renew suicide attacks within Israel’s territory, with the approval of Yahya Sinwar, following deliberations at the top levels of the movement. Hamas and Islamic Jihad are attempting to create a “balance of terror” to deter Israel, in light of its successes in the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria.
According to senior security officials, Israel’s recent airstrike on Iran has reportedly destroyed all of Iran’s strategic air defense capabilities and severely hindered its ability to produce new ballistic missiles.
Despite these setbacks, Iran is determined to respond to the Israeli attack and is currently engaged in damage control efforts.
The “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation had the opposite of its intended effect. Instead of precipitating the collapse of Israel, it led to the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and complicated Iran’s strategic position.
Israel’s military response has established a new regional equation, significantly weakening Iran’s influence, as it lost its key proxy in Gaza and became more vulnerable to Israeli strikes.
Since Yahya Sinwar’s election as the head of Hamas’ political bureau a month ago, he has made a series of decisions that have escalated the conflict with Israel. The political leadership in Israel must now rethink its strategy toward Hamas to counter Sinwar’s recent actions and disrupt his agenda.
Hamas has decided to renew suicide attacks within Israel’s territory, with the approval of Yahya Sinwar, following deliberations at the top levels of the movement. Hamas and Islamic Jihad are attempting to create a “balance of terror” to deter Israel, in light of its successes in the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria.
