According to a report by the Russian satellite network, on December 17, the Israeli air force again raided the military base around the Damascus airport.
Israel knows very well that all Hamas's material funds are ** in Iran, and the Syrian air base is the transit point for Iranian military supplies to Hamas and Allah in Lebanon. Since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Israeli Air Force has carried out more than 10 air strikes on military bases in Syria and its vicinity, just to cut off Hamas***
As the war in Gaza becomes more and more intense, Israeli soldiers are heavy, it is becoming more and more difficult for the Israeli army to win a quick victory, and the attacks on the border areas between the real Lebanese and Yemeni Houthis are becoming more and more frequent, and the Israeli army top brass is losing patience for war and desperately wants to cut off Hamas and Allah
Why didn't the Israeli army eliminate Allah in Lebanon?The biggest feature of the tactics of Hamas and Allah in Lebanon is that they are decentralized, only fighting guerrilla warfare, and the Israeli army cannot eliminate them through large-scale military operations. According to public information, at present, the Israeli army has invested a total of 14 brigade-sized troops in Gaza, at least 60,000 people, scattered in the north and south of Gaza, and the Israeli army is no longer able to start a new war in the north.
The tactics and tactics of the Israeli army are inherited from the Soviet Union and the United States, and the core is the best equipment, and the role of people is not emphasized. The combat effectiveness of a single infantry is low, and it mainly relies on the cooperation of various mechanized units at all levels to achieve an offensive effect, and relies on aviation to call for targeted elimination in a timely manner. This style of play is perfect for open areas or head-to-head battles with large corps in the field. Hitting Hamas in Gaza and Allah in Lebanon with aircraft and artillery is like hitting mosquitoes with artillery, thunder and rain, and it is basically useless. At the same time, the quality of the Israeli army's individual soldiers and the military mobilization system have also determined that it is impossible to drill through tunnels and carry out sneak attacks like Hamas. As a result, in the face of Hamas's frequent sneak attacks, the Israeli army appears rigid and will not be flexible.
By the same token, Iran and its 400,000-strong army of resistance will not attack the Golan Heights, which are forcibly occupied by Israeli forces.
The Golan Heights, 71 kilometers long from north to south, about 43 kilometers wide in the middle, with an area of 1,800 square kilometers and an altitude of about 600 meters, is 300 meters higher than the Israeli plains, and is the "water tower" of the Middle East, with annual precipitation of about 500-800 mm, and 40% of the water used by Israel comes from here. From the Golan Heights, you can overlook Israel's Galilee Valley, which has a dense road network. It is only 60 kilometers from the highland town of Qunitra to Damascus, the capital of Syria. Therefore, the Golan Heights is a natural stronghold for Israel and Syria, a strategic battleground. Israeli forces occupied it in 1967 during the Third Middle East War.
Once Iran's 400,000 troops enter the Golan Heights, the Israeli army's high-tech, armored vehicles, and air power will turn the Golan Heights into hunting grounds. Without the cover of tall buildings and tunnels, any target will be ruthlessly attacked, and the Iranian coalition will have little power to resist.
The battle for Gaza has made the Iranian-led arc of resistance deeply understand that the Israeli army is not good at urban street warfare and tunnel warfare, but wants to use endless guerrilla warfare to drag down Israel.
Israel is a small country, 20,000 square kilometers, 9.5 million people, minus 1.28 million Haredis who do not serve in the military, and 1.9 million Arabs who do not fully serve in the military, can mobilize up to 360,000 reservists, but this situation is not long-lasting, and it cannot support the war in Gaza, this kind of high-intensity military action for a long time.
Judging from the war in Gaza, the Israeli army undoubtedly has the initiative and completely surrounded Hamas. But, judging by the Iranian-led arc of resistance, the entire country of Israel is strategically surrounded by layers of enemies.
Allah in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen to the south are all the staunchest anti-American fighters. Yemen's Houthi attack on ships in the Middle East, choking the lifeblood of Israel's economy and destroying Israel's foreign trade economy, which Israel depends on for its livelihood, is the specific operation method of Iran under the grand strategy of strangling Israel.
Even if the Israeli army completely destroys Hamas this time, there will certainly be a new resistance group in Gaza, and Hamas is not only a military organization, but also a religious belief and spiritual bond. The Israeli army's wanton killing of Palestinians can only arouse more hatred among Arabs and more people to join Hamas, which is the confidence of Iran and the Resistance Front to dare to fight a war of attrition and asymmetric war with Israel.
As more rockets and drones fall on Israel's major cities by Hamas, Lebanese Allah and Yemen's Houthi rebels, Israel's peaceful economy is bound to suffer.
Hamas has succeeded in uniting the Arab world from two points by relying on the Al-Aqsa flood operation. First of all, Hamas's actions have angered Israel, and the indiscriminate killing of innocents and bloody retaliation by the Israeli army in Gaza have been witnessed by the whole world. Saudi Arabia, the richest country in the Arab world, has broken off peace talks with Israel. Second, Hamas has completely shattered the mythical dream of the invincibility of the Israeli army, allowing the entire Arab world to see Israel's weakness.
That is the goal, and the means are secondary to Hamas.