There is an increasing risk that the conflict, which has so far been limited to Israel and the Gaza Strip, will expand and become regional. The Shiite militias loyal to Tehran are targeting it day by day. Yesterday, the US military base in Tanf, in southern Syria and on the border with Iraq and Jordan, was attacked by at least two armed drones. The attack was claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of Iraqi armed groups close to the Iranian regime and the Lebanese party Hezbollah, which, according to Lebanese pro-government broadcaster Al Mayadeen, acted in concert with Hamas on January 7. October and in response to “Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip.” According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Syria were a “response” to Washington’s help to Israel in the war against Hamas. “You reap what you sow,” said Naser Kanani, spokesman for Iranian diplomacy.
The danger for the Jewish state now also comes from the border with Lebanon. Hezbollah, the Lebanese pro-Iranian party founded in 1982 at Tehran’s initiative, has clashed with Israel several times and has 13 seats in parliament. Its role in the ongoing war is limited, but risks growing. The so-called Party of God has actually announced that it has killed or wounded a total of 120 Israeli soldiers in three weeks in armed clashes near the demarcation line between the two countries. The Israeli army has so far reported that seven of its soldiers have been killed on the northern front. A budget released by Hezbollah television channel Al Manar TV said that in addition to the “120 killed and wounded (Israeli) soldiers,” the damage included: 9 Merkava tanks, two armored personnel carriers and two Hummer vehicles. In addition, there is damage to “140 cameras, 33 radar devices, 69 telecommunications devices, 27 machines for collecting military information.”
Hezbollah claims it also shot down an Israeli drone flying over Lebanese skies on October 28. But it’s not just this front. Yesterday, “Israeli forces intercepted an air threat in the Red Sea area south of the city of Eilat.” The IDF itself reported this on X. So there is another enemy in the south and it is the Houthis in Yemen, another proxy and ally of Iran. Houthi rebels launched a surprise offensive against the city of Eilat on Tuesday in retaliation for the Jewish state’s war against Hamas. They did this in particular through the use of drones and missiles, which were neutralized by Israeli defenses reinforced by the US contribution, in particular the Arrow system.
The Jewish state then reacted and immediately increased protection at the port of Eilat. Military spokesman Daniel Hagari said the Navy had deployed rocket launchers, adding: “We are on defensive alert in this area.” “He also stated: We also know how to attack, at the place and at the times we determine , based on our security interests.”