The Middle East IS?
The Middle East…
Houthi sends a single missile at Israel….
Israel takes out 3 of its hostages taking out Hamas fighters in November….
Hamas does use civilan shields….
Iran’s new President want’s back in with the West….
(He’s got domestic economic problems not helped by Western Sanctions)
His military and security people could care less…..
Houthi Israel solo missile attack….
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened a cabinet meeting by declaring Israel in a “a multi-front campaign against Iran’s axis of evil, which is striving for our destruction.” The Houthis, he said, “should have known by now that we exact a heavy price for any attempt to harm us.”….
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Israeli fire killed 3 hostages….
The Israeli military announced on Sunday that, based on an internal investigation, three hostages were probably killed as a result of an airstrike targeting a senior Hamas commander in November.
The investigation’s findings highlight the precarious circumstances of hostages in the Gaza Strip, who — like Palestinian civilians — are vulnerable to Israel’s military operations in the territory.
The findings also suggest that at least some senior Hamas officials have surrounded themselves with hostages.
In its statement, the Israeli military said it was “highly likely” that the hostages, Cpl. Nik Beizer, Sgt. Ron Sherman and Elia Toledano, had been killed “as a result of a byproduct” of an Israeli military strike targeting Ahmed al-Ghandour, the commander of Hamas’s military wing in northern Gaza….
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Iran’s new Presidewnt wants a better connection with the West…But?
Still, regional diplomats and officials say, the developments this week are unlikely to derail Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s efforts to bring his country out of isolation, which one Arab diplomat described as the country’s “only option.”
“In this case, time is not on Iran’s side,” said the diplomat, who meets regularly with Iranian officials, and who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject. He said Iran appears eager to secure some kind of progress toward engagement to relieve domestic and international pressures….
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“While civilian leadership may push for reform or diplomacy, the military and security apparatus maintains its own long-term goals, often independent of the political leadership,” said Grajewski, who is the author of the book “Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine.”
Just a few months into his term, Pezeshkian is juggling multiples crises at home and abroad…
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Israeli air defenses “partially intercepted” a Houthi ballistic missile that entered Israeli airspace on September 14. Iran, the Houthis, and the rest of the Axis of Resistance could learn lessons from the Houthi attack in order to increase the effectiveness of future attacks on Israel. Hamas conducted a relatively simple but multi-stage attack targeting Israeli forces in eastern Rafah City on September 15. Israeli forces thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of Palestinians from the West Bank into Israel.
Note….
That ‘BIG’ Iran/Hamas/Hezbohall reprisal attack NEVER occurred after Israel took out some senior Hamas/Hezbollah leaders…
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