Almost all robots shot down - USA: "Ineffective"
A few of the robots fired by Iran at Israel hit locations in central Israel and in the southern parts of the country, according to Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari.
According to the Financial Times, he says "a large number" of the 180 robots were shot down. US national security adviser Jake Sullivan describes it as a failed attack from Iran's point of view.
- Based on what we know right now, it seems to have been knocked down and ineffective, he says according to Reuters.
Israel's military is not aware of any deaths, but Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank state that one person was killed by shrapnel that fell from the sky. Sullivan says it's being investigated.
A few of the robots fired by Iran at Israel hit locations in central Israel and in the southern parts of the country, according to Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari.
According to the Financial Times, he says "a large number" of the 180 robots were shot down. US national security adviser Jake Sullivan describes it as a failed attack from Iran's point of view.
- Based on what we know right now, it seems to have been knocked down and ineffective, he says according to Reuters.
Israel's military is not aware of any deaths, but Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank state that one person was killed by shrapnel that fell from the sky. Sullivan says it's being investigated.
....................................
Expert: Israel has Iran in a "perfect trap"
Iran had two bad options to choose from. This is what Rouzbeh Parsi, program manager at the Foreign Policy Institute's Middle East and North Africa program, told TT after Tuesday evening's robot attack against Israel.
He says that from an Israeli perspective it is a "perfect trap".
- Either Iran reacts and then you can turn to the United States. Or they don't and then Israel can continue picking off Hezbollah's leaders.
Isabell Schierenbeck, professor at the department of global studies at the University of Gothenburg, says that the attack increases the risk of an escalating conflict and that decisive days lie ahead.
Iran had two bad options to choose from. This is what Rouzbeh Parsi, program manager at the Foreign Policy Institute's Middle East and North Africa program, told TT after Tuesday evening's robot attack against Israel.
He says that from an Israeli perspective it is a "perfect trap".
- Either Iran reacts and then you can turn to the United States. Or they don't and then Israel can continue picking off Hezbollah's leaders.
Isabell Schierenbeck, professor at the department of global studies at the University of Gothenburg, says that the attack increases the risk of an escalating conflict and that decisive days lie ahead.
................................
Analysis: Risk of Israel getting stuck in an invasion without end
Will Israel's incursion into Lebanon be the swift and effective operation hoped for? Or will they be stuck for 18 years, as they did between 1982 and 2000? Frank Gardner asks that question in an analysis in the BBC.
Hezbollah has spent years digging tunnels and building defense lines in southern Lebanon. Gardner writes, it will not be easy to get rid of them.
Admittedly, Israel seems aware of the risks of a large-scale ground attack - but there is a risk of getting stuck in an invasion of Lebanon with no clear end in sight, writes Gardner.
Israel's attack against Hezbollah has worked flawlessly in the initial stage, says Paul Nuki in an analysis in The Telegraph.
But like Gardner, he raises the risks of Israel getting stuck in southern Lebanon. Israel is stronger on paper but Hezbollah has been able to consolidate positions for 20 years in an almost perfect guerrilla terrain.
It is currently unclear what a military victory would look like for Israel, says Nuki.
But one thing is certain: The political leadership will not be satisfied until the 60,000 Israelis who have been forced to leave their homes, fleeing Hezbollah rockets, can return home.
Will Israel's incursion into Lebanon be the swift and effective operation hoped for? Or will they be stuck for 18 years, as they did between 1982 and 2000? Frank Gardner asks that question in an analysis in the BBC.
Hezbollah has spent years digging tunnels and building defense lines in southern Lebanon. Gardner writes, it will not be easy to get rid of them.
Admittedly, Israel seems aware of the risks of a large-scale ground attack - but there is a risk of getting stuck in an invasion of Lebanon with no clear end in sight, writes Gardner.
Israel's attack against Hezbollah has worked flawlessly in the initial stage, says Paul Nuki in an analysis in The Telegraph.
But like Gardner, he raises the risks of Israel getting stuck in southern Lebanon. Israel is stronger on paper but Hezbollah has been able to consolidate positions for 20 years in an almost perfect guerrilla terrain.
It is currently unclear what a military victory would look like for Israel, says Nuki.
But one thing is certain: The political leadership will not be satisfied until the 60,000 Israelis who have been forced to leave their homes, fleeing Hezbollah rockets, can return home.
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar