According to CCTV International Times, on the 26th, the Israeli Defense Minister said at a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Israel is fighting a multi-front war and is facing seven different battlefield attacks, including the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, Iraq, Yemen and Iran.
Of course, the main battlefield is still in the Gaza Strip, and in Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and parts of Iraq, Israel has firmly grasped the initiative with air strikes. For example, on December 25, an Israeli airstrike on Damascus, Syria, directly killed a senior adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, who was assigned to work there.
The Houthis in Yemen have sniped Israeli ships in the Red Sea region, and Iran has some of the initiative.
Just two days ago, a certain Iranian ** declared that it "may blockade the Mediterranean", which caused many parties to pay attention to the possibility of its blockade. Iran's recent actions can be said to be a major focus in the world today. Xianxian Finance believes that Iran is indeed making the next big move, and it is likely to directly affect the trend of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
On December 23, Egypt** received a call from Iran**, in which the two sides discussed the relations between the two countries and the situation in the Gaza Strip, and said that Iran is willing to do its utmost to promote a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and provide assistance to the Palestinian people.
On December 25, an Iranian spokesman said that Iran and Egypt are opening a new page of constructive relations through dialogue and exchanges.
In 1979, Egypt, which could not fight Israel, recognized Israel as a bargaining chip in exchange for the Sinai Peninsula, becoming the first Arab country to establish diplomatic relations with IsraelIn the same year, Iran broke off diplomatic relations with Egypt after the outbreak of the Islamic Revolution.
This means that Iran's relationship with Egypt is largely influenced by Israel. In March 2023, Saudi Arabia and Iran resumed diplomatic relations, and the Islamic world set off a small upsurge of "rebuilding old friendships", and relations between Iran and Egypt began to warm to a certain extent.
Looking at it now, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has accelerated the repair of relations between Egypt and Iran.
So, the question then arises, what impact will the repair of Egyptian-Iranian relations have on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict?
We recall the previous Israeli Defense Minister's summary that Israel faces seven battlefield attacks in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, Iraq, Yemen and Iran.
It should be pointed out that the first five battlefields are close to Israel, and Yemen's Houthis and Iran are peripheral strategies or key supporters.
Of course, the fiercest fighting is in the Gaza Strip, which is the main battlefield, and the disadvantage of Hamas in Gaza is already very obvious, and external support is urgently needed.
The response from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and the West Bank is not very strong, which makes the Gaza Strip even more strained.
How to assist the Gaza Strip is clearly at the top of Iran's agenda. And in the rear of the Gaza Strip, the only one who can bypass Israel is Egypt.
The most critical issue is that Egypt has been slow to support Gaza under pressure from Israel and the United States, which is a bit chilling.
Egypt is ashamed, of course, it also has bitterness, how to resolve this problem, the emergence of Iran, may be able to solve it. Egypt has reconciled relations with Iran, and it is not even ruled out that the re-establishment of diplomatic relations will be resolved, and the first solution is probably the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the immediate issue is how to assist the Gaza Strip.
One of the most likely next goals is for Iran to provide aid to the Gaza Strip through Egypt's Suez Canal, so that the danger of Hamas being wiped out by Israel can be averted. Once the situation is formed, it means that the Gaza Strip has strong rear support, coupled with the multi-faceted response of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and the West Bank, the encirclement can be consolidated, and Israel's future is in doubt.