Iran was planning a large-scale terrorist campaign against Israel, which led to attacks against Hezbollah and its leader Hassan Nasrallah. This was reported by Reuters with reference to a senior Israeli official.
Israel had two objectives in attacking Hezbollah and its leader, the official said. The short-term objective is to avoid the ground offensive that would have to be undertaken in Lebanon. The long-term goal is to thwart Iran’s massive terrorist plot, in which Nasrallah played a key role.
Iran planned to surround Israel with terrorist organizations and with their help destroy the Jewish state, the source said. Their joint attack was planned for 2040, but the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar It decided to attack much earlier, on October 7, 2023. The rest, including Hezbollah, were not ready yet, the official said. Despite previous plans, Israel did not initiate an all-out war with Hezbollah to avoid a direct confrontation with Iran, but simply eliminated Nasrallah; This should “break the core” of the terrorist group, the source emphasized.
“For some people there is simply no substitute. And here we have one of those cases, there is no doubt about that.” – said.
According to the IDF, all Hezbollah leaders were killed in attacks last week. Israel hopes that the deaths of Hassan Nasrallah and other commanders will force Hezbollah to stop bombing Israeli territory, which has been going on for almost a year. When asked about the ceasefire, the official responded: “We are definitely closer.” [к этому]than before.”
