The precision of Israel’s attacks shows that they can aim – when the goal is not in Gaza

One thing must be said about the Thursday night’s Israeli attack on Iran. It seems to have been extremely successful.

Not only did they succeed seriously injure one of Iran’s large underground facilities to enrich uranium and kill a number of researchers who are claimed to have worked with the nuclear weapons plans. The attack also killed at least three top generals, including Hossein Salami, commander of the Revolutionary Guard, and large parts of the leadership of Iran Air Force.

In addition, Mossad should From bases inside the country in advance, both Iranian air defense and several missiles aimed at Israel. The fact that Mossad once again shows his capacity to act inside Iran says some about how weak control the Ayatollers actually have over their own territory.

It is beyond doubt that Iran’s long -term endeavor is to annihilate Israel and that Iranian nuclear weapons are therefore an existential threat to all Israelis.

One can discuss the rights in the attack. It is beyond doubt that Iran’s long -term endeavor is to annihilate Israel and that Iranian nuclear weapons are therefore an existential threat to all Israelis. According to UN Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Iran has also dramatically increased its enrichment of uranium to almost the level required for nuclear weapons.

However, nothing indicates that Tehran planned some major attacks in the near future. Few assessors also believe that the step to actual atomic bombs would be imminent. In the ongoing negotiations with the United States, Iran had also already given up on important points and, among other things, both agreed to again give IAEA unlimited access to all facilities and leave large reserves of enriched uranium.

What, however, cannot be questioned is the enormous competence of Israeli security service and military, both strategically and operationally. Just as when, with the Person Search Operation in Lebanon in the autumn of 2024, you managed to knock out parts of the Hezbollah leadership layer, something the terrorist group has not yet recovered from, the degree of precision in the attack is astonishing.

That in itself awakens Other questions. Why isn’t the precision and strategic competence in Gaza applied? Why do the bullets meet where health care facilities and starving people in bread queues instead of leading in Hamas?

Why do the bullets in Gaza meet health care facilities and starving people in bread queues instead of leading in Hamas?

Sure, it is true that Hamas has always used civilians as human shields. But it is also true that Israel changed its guidelines, so that one now sees it as justified to sacrifice almost as many women and children to reach a single person who possibly held a position in the bottom of the terrorist sector.

With that model, the night’s Israeli battle plan had released thin bombs throughout Iranian regions to kill the maximum with individual police officers in the Revolutionary Guard rather than specifically knock out Hossein Salami.

You can too Look at the military discipline required for secret operations on Iranian soil. In order for such things to work, absolute privacy and a glass -clear command chain are required. Compare that to how the military in Gaza in a year and a half failed to stop its soldiers from openly posting scornful films on themselves where they commit more or less direct war crimes. It is strictly forbidden, but still continues. And no one seems to be punished.

It is as if precision and competence are only important to certain goals. When potential civilian victims are precisely Palestinians are not so careful.

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