2024-04-15 05:41:25
2024-04-15 13:41 United News Network 24 Hours Around the Corner An Israeli Air Force fighter jet stopped at a secret airport after performing an interception mission on April 14.Photo/AFP
【2024. 4. 15 Israel/Iran】
After Iran’s air strike on Israel: Expanding turmoil in the Middle East…or giving Netanyahu breathing space?
Iran launched a large-scale air strike against Israel on April 14. This was Iran’s first attack on Israeli territory. 99% of them were intercepted and shot down by Israel and its allies. Although no major casualties were caused, it remains to be seen how Israel and the United States will respond in the future, and whether Iran will still The next move, whether it will have an impact on the ongoing war in Gaza, and most importantly – whether it will cause greater turmoil in the Middle East, have all become the focus of attention from the outside world.
▌Preliminary summary: “Iran’s air attack on Israel: more than 300 drones and missile attacks, 99% were successfully intercepted”
▌Known information about the air raid incident
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Iran’s attacks included 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, none of which entered Israeli territory, and 110 ballistic missiles, half of which failed to launch or were in flight. crashed, but a few made it into Israeli range.
The air raid was launched at midnight, and the Israeli night sky was illuminated by the interception operation, including the Iron Dome system, which played a role. Air raid sirens sounded everywhere and residents were urged to seek shelter as soon as possible.
At least nine countries were involved in the Iranian military operation – missiles were launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, and Israel and its allies the United States, Britain and Jordan shot them down.
The Israeli military had detected the Iranian drone before it approached Israeli airspace and stated that the drone was moving slowly and could intercept it. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards stated that it was not until nearly an hour after the drone was launched that it could be intercepted. The ballistic missiles were launched so that the drones and missiles would attack Israel at roughly the same time.
After Iran launched air strikes, Israelis lived as usual. The picture shows Tel Aviv on April 14.Photo/Reuters
Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah confirmed its involvement in the attack, saying it fired rockets at a military base in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights; the U.S. Department of Defense also said that the U.S. military intercepted dozens of missiles fired from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. and drones, including more than 80 drones and at least 6 ballistic missiles over Iraq, as well as 7 drones and 1 ballistic missile ready to be launched from Yemen.
“Reuters” also reported that the US military secret base launched operations and shot down multiple Iranian drones in southern Syria near the Jordanian border.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also confirmed that the Royal Air Force was involved in shooting down multiple drones. He said that Iran’s attack was “a dangerous and unnecessary escalation, and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms.”
In addition, the Israeli military said that France assisted in patrolling its airspace, but it is not yet clear whether the French army shot down a drone or a missile.
99% of the drones and missiles launched by Iran were intercepted. Hagari said that a girl in the Bedouin Arab community near the southern city of Arad was injured by the debris of the drone after the Iranian drone was intercepted. It is still in the intensive care unit; some missiles entered Israeli territory, and the Nevatim Airbase in the Negev desert suffered minor damage. Hagari said that the base continues to operate.
Another four missiles landed at the base where Israeli F-35 fighter jets are located, hitting the runway and an empty hangar respectively.
Iran’s official news agency said the attack dealt a “heavy blow” to the Israeli air base.
A girl from the Bedouin Arab community near the southern city of Arad was injured after an Iranian drone was intercepted… Israel’s air defense system became operational after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel.Photo/Reuters
▌Responses of Israel and the United States
Israel’s airspace has been reopened, but Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that the confrontation with Iran is “not over yet.” However, Israel’s largest ally, the United States, has stated to Israel that it will not participate in any retaliatory strikes against Iran. President Joe Biden urged Israel to exercise restraint and consider its response “carefully” and told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it must think “very carefully and strategically” about how the Israeli military should respond, noting that it had to “think very carefully” about its response in Iran. After almost all of the offensive was intercepted, it was clear that Israel had the upper hand.
White House International Security Council spokesman John Kirby pointed out that the United States has made it clear to Israel that its position is to seek to avoid the expansion of the conflict, and the same message has been expressed to Iran.
In response to Iran’s attack on Israel, the G7 has held an emergency meeting to discuss, and the United Nations Security Council has also held an emergency meeting. In addition, U.S. House Speaker Michael Johnson said that the House of Representatives will “try again” to pass military aid to Israel – the aid budget was previously blocked due to Deliberations stalled as Democrats called for the plan to also include aid to Taiwan and Ukraine.
Members of the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA on April 14.Photo/European News Agency
▌Iran’s next step
Iranian Army Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri warned Israel not to retaliate, claiming that if there were any retaliation, Iran’s response would be “much larger” than the air strike on the 14th. However, overall Iran’s attitude was to express its disapproval of the action. Not interested in escalation; “BBC” analyzed that Iran seems to want to draw a clear line and use this air strike to respond to the attack on the Damascus consulate and mitigate the threat caused by the attack. If Iran is attacked again, the situation will only escalate further. Alternatively, Iran may hope to regain the sense of deterrence it lost with the attack on its consulate in Damascus, but that may be more difficult after nearly all of its drones and missiles were intercepted.
▌Impact on the Gaza War
The air strike temporarily shifted the focus of international news from Gaza. This may actually give Netanyahu, who has been under severe humanitarian pressure, a temporary sigh of relief. Originally, the international community focused on the famine caused by Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and on Natanyahu’s The government has been unable to successfully negotiate for the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and after Iran launched air strikes, Israel’s focus turned to “unity”, giving Netanyahu the opportunity to establish himself as a steadfast leader and Israeli protector against dissatisfaction with him in Israel.
The United States still hopes to try to prevent the Middle East from falling into a full-scale war. This is the focus of convening the G7 summit and the emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Six months since the outbreak of the Gaza War, the risk of war expansion has always followed. If Israel takes the advice of the United States and does not launch a counterattack against Iran, the turbulent Middle East may be able to take a breather and the conflict will not expand. It is not yet certain whether the entire attack is over or whether there will be subsequent ripples.
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