EXPERT INTERVIEW — The Israel-Iran battle has intensified in unprecedented methods over the previous yr, since Hamas — one in every of Iran’s anti-Israel proxy militias — breached Israel’s southern border and massacred 1,200 individuals. The tensions have culminated in a collection of aerial assaults (additionally unprecedented) by every nation’s army in opposition to the opposite, the newest being an Israeli assault early Saturday that reportedly killed 5 members of Iran’s army however no civilians, whereas doing deep harm to army targets.
Till this yr, Israel’s assaults in opposition to Iran had been restricted to clandestine operations in opposition to militant leaders, scientists working in Iran’s nuclear program, and others. For its half, Iran had by no means attacked Israel instantly, selecting as an alternative to make use of Hamas, Hezbollah and its different shopper militias to fireplace at Israel from their respective bases in Gaza and Lebanon.
