Not Iran, Lebanon or Yemen: The country that fears – Israel may launch a military operation against it
The IDF declared a state of high alert, a freeze on leave, and troop reinforcements a week before the elections, amid security tensions in the Iranian, Syrian, Gaza, and West Bank arenas. The Chief of Staff instructed steps to increase readiness, against the backdrop of fears that a mistake could ignite a regional conflict.
A week before the elections in Israel, the IDF declared a state of high alert, a freeze on leave, and troop reinforcements, amid security tensions in the Iranian, Syrian, Gaza, and West Bank arenas. The Chief of Staff instructed steps to increase readiness, including thickening the presence of commanders in war rooms. The article notes that the IDF learned from the October 7 massacre to move to operational readiness even based on assumptions, not only on specific warnings. Alongside this, a critical section is included about the wave of arrests against Jewish terrorism, which the author claims was too late and too little.