Israel from within before the Lebanese factions and Iran begin to respond.. How are they preparing for the major attack?

Channel 12 explained that “Israel, and the security establishment in particular, are on high alert in anticipation of a possible response from the Lebanese factions and Iran to liquidate their senior officials,” noting that “the assassination of the Chief of Staff of the Lebanese factions and the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian factions led to a high level of readiness in the north and south.”

What do the preparations look like on the ground? Will the Americans stand by Israel as they did in the Iranian attack last April?

Fear in Israel of escalation… vigilance and alertness

The Israeli security system maintains full readiness for any development and any scenario in all arenas.

• On the ground: Widespread deployment of air defense systems and cooperation with the regional coalition.
• In the air, fighter jets continue their air patrols of the border, and dozens of additional armed aircraft are ready on the runways for defense and attack.
• At sea: Battleships in the area have been reinforced.

Israel’s top brass understands that in the face of fear of escalation, they must gain the trust and support of the Israeli public.

Israel is experiencing the “calm before the storm”

• The relative calm in the north, which was broken last night by about 60 shooting attacks towards the western Galilee, does not reassure Israelis, and perhaps the opposite.
• “According to the speech of the Secretary-General of the Lebanese factions, it is expected that the shooting will resume, regardless of the major response he promises in light of the assassination of the leader Shukr.”
• Meanwhile, the IDF continues to operate as usual, intensifying intelligence and shooting operations, and continuing to eliminate and arrest “terrorists” in the field (West Bank and Gaza).
• In the north, they are waiting for a response from the Lebanese factions, and they are also waiting to understand the Israeli response to the party, to know the fate of the residents of the northern regions and settlements.

Preparing for the next day

• Behind the scenes, a series of consultations between the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense about the Israeli response to the expected attack.
• At the heart of the discussions: the desire to “translate” operational achievements into political moves in Lebanon and Gaza the next day.
• In Israel, preparations are also underway to strengthen relations with the regional and international alliance.

A political official told the Hebrew channel “N12” that vigilance continues because the Lebanese factions will try to distinguish themselves with a quick act of revenge in response to the assassination of Shukr, until the Iranians decide how and when they want to respond to the assassination of Haniyeh.

Israel needs the United States

• The security elite knows that the strength and scope of the attack necessarily depends on the United States, and an Israeli political source claims that the Americans are all in support of Israel, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke last night with US President Joe Biden, and discussed with him the expected response from the Lebanese factions and Iran.
• Israel’s goal is to coordinate a defensive envelope in cooperation with the United States and the region. It needs to maintain a strong regional and international coalition by its side, which played a prominent role during the Iranian attack on the night of April 14.
• “The British Defense Minister is expected to arrive in Israel today for security meetings. His meetings are very important in everything related to detecting and intercepting aerial targets,” according to Channel 12.

These perceptions come after Israeli attacks in July, targeting the port of Hodeidah in Yemen, assassinating the second-in-command of the Lebanese factions, Fouad Shukr, in a raid on the southern suburb of Beirut, and then assassinating the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian factions movement, Ismail Haniyeh, in the Iranian capital, Tehran, which Israel did not announce. About his adoption, and refused to comment on the incident publicly..

Meanwhile, Tehran accused Israel of assassinating Haniyeh, and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei confirmed that “revenge for the blood of the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian factions movement is one of our duties because the assassination took place on our lands.”

The Lebanese factions, Iran and the Houthi movement vowed to respond to these attacks, which they stressed violated their country’s sovereignty.

The Secretary-General of the Lebanese factions confirmed yesterday, Thursday, that Israel and those behind it must “wait for our upcoming response” to the assassination of the leader Fouad Shukr, stressing that “there is no discussion or debate on this.”

Source: Channel 12 + RT