Netanyahu sets the region ablaze in search of an electoral victory

An analysis suggests that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expanding the circle of military escalation from Gaza to Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Iran, aiming to create electoral assets that re-present him as a security leader capable of imposing his terms, making the region a hostage to his electoral calculations.

A political analysis argues that Benjamin Netanyahu's danger is no longer confined to Gaza but has extended to multiple fronts across the region. Netanyahu is entering a sensitive electoral phase and needs new assets to re-present himself as a security leader capable of imposing his terms by force. The article interprets the widening of Israeli escalation from Gaza to Lebanon and Syria, the unprecedented approach to Turkish lines, while keeping the possibility of a return to confrontation with Iran alive. The recent Israeli strike in Syria, which Tel Aviv justified by preventing a Turkish military buildup, carries a dangerous implication of moving Turkey into the circle of open Israeli threat. The writer believes that Netanyahu does not necessarily need a full-scale war with Turkey, but he needs to keep the sense of danger present before the Israeli voter. In Gaza, he can stall the transition to the second phase of the agreement and maintain assassinations. In Lebanon, the possibility of expanding the confrontation remains with Israel's insistence on fully disarming Hezbollah. In Syria, harassment of the Turkish presence could lead to a miscalculation with a major regional power that is a NATO member. Iran remains the biggest card, as Netanyahu knows that reopening the Iranian front will push the security issue to the forefront of the elections. The main warning is that major wars do not start with a prior decision, but may start with an extra raid or an uncalculated response.