With Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria greatly weakened, it is now Iran itself which poses the greatest threat to Israel…and that threat is growing.
The first two links analyze the likelihood of an Israeli pre-emptive strike and where the attacks might fall. The first link has a map showing the locations of a dozen Iranian targets important to the Iranian nuclear weapons program. The first link does acknowledge that there are also other Iranian targets which “no one knows about.” If the first link mentions openly that such “secret” sites exist, I’d be willing to bet that the Israelis know about them. The first link also lists Iranian retaliation options to a pre-emptive strike, but that list omits one possibility I see as highly likely if the USA joins Israel in attacking Iranian nuclear sites (both the USA and Israel have often stated that Iran cannot be allowed to possess nuclear weapons). If there is a joint American-Israeli attack on Iran, I think that it is possible that Iran will activate sleeper cells already inside the USA to conduct terrorist attacks inside the USA’s borders. Many Iranians crossed into the USA during Biden’s “open borders” policy. I’ve seen media articles that thousands of Iranians came into the USA without sufficient vetting. How many were covert terrorists sent by Iran to have them pre-placed inside the USA?
The second link asserts that Iran is very close to refining enough uranium to weapons-grade status to have several nuclear bombs. What is not publicly discussed is “How big would Iran’s initial nuclear weapons be? Such bombs have to be small to be carried on Iran’s missiles or available warplanes. Could Iran even fly a nuclear bomb to Israeli territory without the Iranian plane transporting it being shot down long before it reaches Israel? Israel has an exceptionally good air defense system, and Iran’s air force is obsolescent unless it has received modern warplanes from Russia or China. Technically, an Iranian nuclear weapon too big to be carried on a missile or warplane could be placed in a merchant ship flying a false flag and have that ship sail through the Suez Canal to an Israeli port where the nuke would be detonated. This method is well within Iranian abilities to accomplish.
The third link cites a top Iranian general repeating Iran’s intention to annihilate the nation of Israel. I think Iran is quite serious in that intention. Given that fact, Israel cannot afford to wait too long to launch a pre-emptive strike to prevent Iran from nuking Israel. The fourth link reports that President Trump is selling to Israel a very large number of heavy bombs (35,529) that American and Israeli warplanes can carry. Trump also authorized the delivery to Israel of 4,000 “penetrator warheads.” That title informs me that these weapons are shaped charges designed to penetrate a considerable amount of rock and/or concrete before exploding. This is exactly the type of warhead Israel needs to attack Iran’s concealed nuclear sites. President Biden is cited as refusing to deliver these types of weapons to Israel; which served to delay Israel’s pre-emptiness strike. Now that Trump has authorized their delivery to Israel, Israel will be ready to launch air strikes vs. Iran’s nuclear sites as soon as the weapons are received by Israel. The fifth link comments on the expansiveness of Iran’s nuclear program.
The current state of the peace process between Israel and Hamas is very problematic. The first phase is due to expire soon, but the negotiations to implement a second phase have not yet begun according to what I have seen in media accounts. During the first phase, Israel has received tiny incremental numbers of its hostages (plus some dead bodies of hostages) from Hamas in exchange for thousands of Hamas terrorists and Palestinian personnel held in Israeli prisons. What I have not heard in any media report is the fact that by releasing thousands of Hamas personnel from Israeli prisons and giving them back to Hamas, Israel is actually reinforcing the military strength of Hamas as many of those Palestinian prisoners released will reinforce the ranks of Hamas fighters sworn to destroy Israel. If the hostages for prisoners exchanges cease, I fear Israel will never see some of its hostages alive again. Reports by released Israelis that Hamas starved and tortured Israeli hostages are sure to inflame Israeli rage at Hamas.
Indeed, Israel reportedly has plans to again invade Gaza with 50,000 troops with the goal of “eradicating Hamas” (sixth link). The numerous heavy bombs and penetrator warheads being sent by the USA to Israel could also be used to destroy the Hamas tunnel system in Gaza. A wider war is still possible between Hamas and Israel. The seventh link reports Israel captured Hamas plans to launch a major attack vs. the Israelis in Judea, Samaria and Central Israel. That means such an attack would be against civilian Israeli settlements in what is also called the West Bank as well as cities and towns in the Central Israel region. I recall in August, 2000 being in the Israeli town of Shilo (biblical Shiloh) as well as a nearby settlement which was just being established on a hilltop. The Israeli settlers are armed, but they would need IDF support against a large Iranian-armed Hamas attack launched from the West Bank. Hopefully, being forewarned means the Israelis will be forearmed against such an attack.
Israel also has to protect against fifth columns inside its own population. The eighth link reports on a case where someone inside Israel was charged with spying for Iran. Reportedly, this person was intent on giving Iran information about Israel’s own nuclear facility at Dimona, Israel.
The Israelis have been greatly helped by the return of President Trump to the White House. He is firmly pro-Israeli whereas President Biden dithered between the two sides, and Biden refused to approve shipping heavy bombs to the Israelis. The ninth link gives an insight into the current political persuasions inside the USA toward Israel. A recent poll shows that while an overwhelming 83% of Republicans support the Israelis, a majority (60%) of Democrats now see Israel unfavorably. I expect these trends to continue.
The Bible’s prophecies give us a general prediction of how any new Israeli wars or military actions will unfold. We live in the prophetic “latter days” prophesied in the Bible, and modern Jews/Israelis are identified as “Judah” in biblical prophecies. Genesis 49:1 is a latter day prophecy about all the tribes of Israel in the latter days. Verses 8-12 are about the tribe of Judah and verses 8-9 foretell Judah will be militaristic and victorious in the latter days period. That has been true ever since the Israeli Independence War in 1948, and I expect this prophecy will continue to govern outcomes in Middle East warfare. Zephaniah 2:1-11 prophesy that Judah will be protected by God in the latter days and that He will guarantee their borders against the Jews’ enemies. Zechariah 12:1-9 repeats that same prophetic theme that God will make Jerusalem a “burdensome stone” in the latter days and that all nations who attack Judah and Jerusalem will be defeated by the creator God himself. Zechariah 14 also prophesies that the Creator God will intervene in a war between the Jews/Israelis and an invading army at the end of our age and will utterly destroy the invaders as he ushers in the Messianic Age/Millennial Era.
The Israelis have strong, invisible protections against the desires of their enemies to destroy the Jewish nation in the historic Promised Land. Based on biblical prophecies, we can believe that Iran’s desire to “wipe Israel off the map” will never come to pass.
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