10-10-2023, 05:26 PM
(10-10-2023, 05:15 PM)81alum Wrote:I would be interested in knowing if the people you know have any idea what Iran plans for Hezbollah participating in this effort. If it were me, I would wait until Israel is deeply committed in Gaza and then have Hezbollah attack at full strength from Lebanon and Syria. That could make life real complicated for the IDF.(10-10-2023, 04:38 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Nice insight. Thanks. Iran wouldn't like to see an accord between the Saudis and the Israelis, either. And they are Hamas' bank.Exactly. The experts I know believe this is most plausibly an Iranian supported operation that launched at this time for exactly that reason. And the level of barbarism, hostage taking, and overall scope of the attack were designed to guarantee an Israeli ground incursion into Gaza.