I maintain that Iran privately WANTS Israel to move militarily into Gaza and kill Palestinians. Iran wants to use images of Palestinian deaths as justification for Iran ordering Hezbollah to launch far more lethal attacks on Israel from Lebanon and Syria.
We can expect that as these attacks are launched, terror cells and lone-wolf radical actors inside Israel will launch terror attacks in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. (Israelies must stay home and out of public places, especially where there is larger groupings such as markets, restaurants, etc)
Ultimately, this war WILL reach Iran's own country soil, regardless of where the first strike comes from. Iran is making sure that Israel is under as much war pressure from all sides and internally before it launches its attack with missiles.
The KEY to Iran's goal to destroy Israel is its strategy to exhaust Israel's Iron Dome capacity and missiles! Iran wants as many of its ballistic missiles to land on Israel's cities as possible and that requires Iran to reduce Israel's missile defenses. Iran is using Hamas rockets and next Hezbollah to draw down Israel's supply of Iron Dome missiles.
The USA just announced that we are sending Israel Iron Dome missiles "at the speed of war." Only God knows whether these supplies will come fast enough.
All this means that the war is currently going according to Iran's plan. Israel and USA need to gain the upper hand strategically.
Enter the USA. There is a possibility that Iran underestimated the US reaction. I do not see how the USA can avoid entering this war! We have the largest naval/air power power in the world off the shores of Israel. I have little doubt that we have submarines off Iran in the Arabian sea. For multiple important stratrgic reasons to the USA as well as Israel, the US cannot sit idle in these locations while Iran is launching ballistic missiles at Israel!!
Israel should attack Iran proactively prior to waiting for Hezbollah to attack Israel. Israel needs to supercede Iran's plans and cut off the head of the snake! The body of the snake without its head is aimless and defenseless!
THE FUSE IS LIT:
Keep in mind that according to experts, Iran needs 12 days to enrich uranium to make a nuclear bomb. It is very likely that clock started just prior to the launch of the attack on Gaza. Therefore, Israel has LESS THAN ONE WEEK to do what it has PROMISED it will do for over a decade -- STOP IRAN FROM GETTING A NUCLEAR WEAPON!!I REPEAT: IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DID THE FIRST EVER TEST OF OUR NEW EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM 5 DAYS BEFORE IRAN ENTERED GAZA AT 220PM.
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THIS>>
To the radical Islamist executing women and babies as well as the AYATOLLAH'S, THIS IS A HOLY WAR. The enemy delights in martyrdom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE KNOWN UNKNOWN: Only God knows at this very moment whether Russia or any other country will enter this conflict.
"The harsh prophecy concerning Damascus; Behold Damascus shall be removed from [being] a city, and it shall be a depth of ruins." Isaiah 17.1
WATCH DAMASCUS!
P.S. I find it encouraging that the next two Jewish holidays coming up, Hanukkah and Purim, both celebrate miraculous victories by Israel over powers that ruled over Syria and Persia (Iran).
P.P.S. In the words of the Mishnaic sages:
One should thank G‑d for the bad, just as he blesses G‑d for the good, as the verse says, “You shall love the L‑rd, your G‑d, with all your heart, with all your soul and with all of your means.”
"Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe, the true judge." Baruch dayan emet
Epilogue:It could just be a coincidence that today on Shabbat, beginning at 12:08 pm, there is a rare "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse. Here is God's time table.