The eyes of the whole world are on the Middle East where the situation resembles a volcano before it erupts. Hezbollah’s new attack on Israel was easily countered by the Iron Dome.
Many consider these to be simple messages before the main attack. However, no one can give certain answers to the questions that exist about the retaliation for the killing of Haniya and Soukr.
The facts and questions about the Iran attack
All analysts are trying to predict the next moves on the chessboard from Iran. The hopes that there will be no reaction probably have little chance. The question is how he will decide and when to respond.
- Will there be a simultaneous attack? The possibility of Israel receiving mass fire from Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran and the Houthis is one of those that accumulate several possibilities. However, it is not certain that the Iranians will choose this path.
- Will Iran attack alone? There are many who believe that Iran will choose to attack alone, wanting to make a show of strength towards Israel while simultaneously sending messages to enemies and friends in the region. The assassination of Haniya in Tehran was, above all else, a significant blow to the prestige of the country.
- When will the attack take place? The Americans believe that the strike on Iran will happen as soon as possible. It is not excluded even in the next few days. However, no one can put their hand on the “fire”.
What are Americans looking for in the region?
In the following days, Mikael Kurila’s visit to the region was planned anyway, and now the visit of the US general is becoming more important.
- What will he pursue? To measure the allied forces in the area. Without a doubt, the visit to Jordan will be pivotal since the Jordanians had helped significantly in the previous Iranian attack on Israel.
- Will other countries help Israel again? The Biden administration worries that it may be more difficult to mobilize the same international and regional coalition of countries that defended Israel from the previous Iranian attack because Haniya’s killing comes in the context of the Israel-Hamas war, which has sparked strong anti- Israeli sentiments throughout the region.
Knife attack in Holon, Israel
The death toll from a Palestinian knife attack in central Israel rose to two today, according to Israeli authorities.
The attack took place this morning during rush hour in Holon, outside Tel Aviv. The attacker stabbed the victims near a gas station and a park, according to Israel’s ambulance service.
Two senior citizens, a man and a woman, died, and two other people were injured and taken to a hospital, according to health officials.
“The terrorist was quickly neutralized by one of our officers at the scene and an even worse attack was prevented,” police spokesman Eli Levi told Israel’s Channel 12 television.
Israel continues its deadly raids
On Saturday, Israel exchanged fire again with Hezbollah, carried out a deadly raid in the occupied West Bank and hit a school compound in Gaza City in an attack that the Hamas-run civil defense agency said killed at least 17 people. .
Scores of schools turned into shelters for displaced people have been hit across Gaza in recent weeks, with Israel insisting the facilities had been used by militants. Hamas has denied using civilian infrastructure for military activities.
Haniya was buried on Friday in Qatar, where he was based. Israel, which is accused by Hamas, Iran and others of carrying out the attack, had no immediate comment. Iran said Saturday it expects Hezbollah to strike deeper inside Israel and no longer limit itself to military targets.
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