Focus on rocket attacks and escalation of the conflicts

Such a Escalation on the home front also have the war -proven people in Israel have not experienced in a long time. Again and again the sirens have shrunk in the past two nights, tore families from sleep, drove them into bunkers and shelters. There were several explosions in Tel Aviv and other cities; Some windows made themselves to tremble. Since then Israel on Friday night with his Attack on the Iranian nuclear program Started, Iran fired hundreds of drones and rockets to Israel, apparently specifically to the large urban centers of the country. Many floors can intercept Israel’s air defense, but massive waves of attack threaten to overwhelm the system. Some rockets have been hit in residential buildings, including in the Northern Israeli Tamra, in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities. In total, the Israeli authorities reported 13 dead and almost 400 injuries by Sunday afternoon.

Since the beginning of the escalation, the emergency has been in the emergency in Israel: schools and kindergartens have closed, and crowds of people have been prohibited. In Tel Aviv, some cafes and shops were open again on Sunday, but many smaller shops remained closed. Many people only leave their house for the bare essentials. The next wave of attack from Iran is only a matter of time.

The military success of the attacks on Iran are remarkable

Because the Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear and military facilities is obviously not over yet- although the military success so far is remarkable. With the support of the Israeli abroad of Mossad, the IDF destroyed large parts of Iranian military leadership, killed leading nuclear researchers and obviously added significant damage to a number of military and nuclear institutions. On Sunday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi announced that his country would stop attacking if Israel in turn ended his attacks. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said that Israel still has important destinations in Iran.

Most recently, Israel’s army, the IDF, even expanded its attacks and now also bombs the energy infrastructure of its enemy, such as gas fields, refineries and oil camps. Experts expect further fights in the following days. « Iran is weakened, but it still has enough capacities to hit back, » said Sima Shine, a former high -ranking employee of the Mossad and Iran expert from the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv in a press briefing.

There are many supporters of the attacks on Iran in Israel

In Israel there is considerable support for the attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities – significantly more than for the continuation of the Gaza War. The Iranian nuclear program in Germany is a existential threat to the Jewish state, especially since representatives of the Iranian leadership repeatedly threaten the « Zionist structure » with extinguishing.

« When it comes to the security of the Israeli people towards our enemies, we are a people with a common mission, » wrote opposition leader Yair Lapid on Friday in a blog post. « Our children will not live in fear of an Iranian atomic bomb – not today and never. » The chairwoman of other opposition parties, such as former army chief Benny Gantz and the former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, also welcomed the attack. Even Yair Golan, head of the left party, the Democrats and one of the sharpest critics of the right -religious government under Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed support: « A strong people, a determined army and a home front that stands behind them – so we always won, and so we will also be won today, » he wrote on social media.

The mood is mixed in the population. Many people consider the Iranian nuclear program to be dangerous. However, security experts have warned over the years that only with the help of the United States can Israel damage the Iranian nuclear facilities. Because some of the systems are reportedly so deep underground that only special bunker-breaking US weapons systems could destroy them. In a survey by the Israel Democracy Institute, a liberal thought factory, 45 percent of those surveyed said in April, Israel should attack the nuclear program without the US military support; 41.5 percent of those surveyed spoke out against it.

It is considered a good sign that the Hisbollah is obviously standing out

It is not yet clear when the situation could calm down. In Israel it is an encouraging sign that the Hisbollah in Lebanon, once the most militarily powerful ally of Iran in the region, apparently wants to keep out of the exchange of blows. Because Israel and Lebanon share a border, Israeli citizens remain In the case of rocket attacks by the Hisbollah Much less time to prepare than in the case of Iranian floors. During the military exchange of blows between Israel and the Hisbollah last year, however, the IDF reportedly destroyed around 80 percent of the group’s rocket arsenal. The military weakening of the Hezbollah, which is classified by western countries as a terrorist organization, has also given the Lebanese government more political scope for the group.

« The Hisbollah has published an interesting message and announced that it will not take part in the conflict between Iran and Israel, » reports Iran expert Sima Shine. « The militias in Iraq allied with Iran are also in a difficult political situation. I assume that we will see more rockets from the Huthi militia in Yemen, but Israel is prepared for this. »

Nevertheless, the state of emergency in Israel should not be canceled so soon. « This is no longer a military operation, » says Shine, « this is a war. »