The citizens of Israel, like the security establishment, have been living with a “quiet routine” for the past two weeks, thanks to the Iranian threats that are receiving unnecessary echoes in the media. In the meantime, Iran is struggling to find a precise formula for a military response that will reflect their threats of revenge for the assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh in the heart of Tehran, and between avoiding an overly painful attack that would invite a powerful and destructive Israeli and American response.
Meanwhile, no preparations were detected in Iran for an attack, probably as part of the attempt to devise a strategy for a measured attack, as mentioned.
Meanwhile, Iran is exposed to great international pressure and threats from the international community because it is expected to suffer “serious consequences” for attacking Israel. Also, the Russian government demanded that Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian “avoid harming civilians.” Following this, the President of Iran addressed the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei and urged him to reconsider the intensity of the attack.
However, in Israel they are still prepared for a certain Iranian response, because the chance that the supreme leader associated with the extremist camp will give up an attack is not very likely. Also, Israel is considering the possibility that the terrorist organization Hezbollah, which has an open account with Israel after the assassination of the senior military officer Fuad Shukar, will attack Israel alone and not wait for the Iranians’ decision – in an attempt to create a surprise factor.
The Air Force and the Intelligence Division are on the highest alert, in order to respond to every possible scenario. In the meantime, Israel is carrying out a series of covert operations, in order to ensure maximum readiness for the moment when they detect an attempted attack by Israel, or then they will be ready to remove the threat even before it comes to fruition. Among other things, dozens of fighter jets are on standby, in favor of the scenario of thwarting the attack.
Along with preparing for countermeasures – Israel is preparing defensively. The Israeli air defense is not airtight, as we know, but there are thick defense layers, probably the best in the world, also thanks to Israeli developments, and on the part of the US and the other members of the international coalition that helped Israel in the previous Iranian attack. Among other things, an American submarine with defense capability was transferred and advanced attack, including the launch of missiles with nuclear warheads, and another aircraft carrier “Lincoln” was sent to join her company, the aircraft carrier “Roosevelt” in the Middle East, thus constituting the most extensive deployment of US forces in the Middle East in history.
From an offensive point of view, the political echelon approved a series of actions presented by the Chief of Staff, and Israel is now ready to respond quickly. The security system prepared difficult actions for any attack scenario, such as the “Yemeni” model in which Israel attacked the port of Hodeidah, which burned for many days afterward.
It should be noted that even after the extensive joint intelligence gathering operation between Israel and the US, contrary to all publications and media reports, so far, no preparation for a possible attack has been detected on the ground.
Also, alongside the importance of vigilance and vigilance of Israeli citizens – it is important to remember that as soon as something important happens, the army will inform the population immediately. Meanwhile, the IDF spokesman reiterated yesterday: “If there is a change in the instructions, we will update immediately. We will update as early as possible in order to adapt the instructions to the public, without giving our enemies an intelligence or operational advantage.”
