In light of the escalation of regional tension and the continued stumbling in the negotiating path between Washington and Tehran, Israeli media revealed an advanced state of alert within Israel in anticipation of the possibility of resuming the war against Iran during the next stage.
The Israeli “Channel 13” reported that the Israeli military establishment had raised the level of preparedness for the possibility of returning to military operations against Iran, with the aim of pushing Tehran to return to the negotiating table “from a position of weakness.”
According to the report, the potential target bank in any new American-Israeli attack will include vital infrastructure and targets related to the energy sector and power plants, in addition to military and governmental targets inside Iran.
The channel quoted a senior Israeli officer as saying that the army is preparing for the possibility of Iran launching dozens of missiles daily at Israel in the first days of any new confrontation, suggesting that the rate of launches will gradually decline according to a scenario similar to previous rounds of escalation.
Israeli estimates also indicated that the Air Force might seek, during any joint military operation, to carry out assassinations against senior Iranian officials, amid hopes within the military establishment that any potential confrontation would remain limited to only a few days.
This comes in conjunction with a report published by the New York Times, which spoke of American-Israeli “intensive preparations” for the possible resumption of fighting next week, noting that US President Donald Trump’s advisors have prepared extensive attack plans, without a final decision having been made yet.
According to reports, some of the scenarios presented do not rule out carrying out special operations inside Iranian territory to extract enriched uranium, at a time when estimates are increasing inside Israel that Trump may resort to a sudden military step after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
These developments come amid mounting fears of the collapse of the fragile truce existing between Washington and Tehran, after months of military confrontation and tensions related to the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian nuclear program, which opens the door to a highly sensitive regional phase that may have broad repercussions on the security of the region and global energy markets.
