The Aftermath of the Binyamina Strike, Targeting Haifa, and Ground Offensive Failures Spark Debate Over the War / Netanyahu Escapes Failure by Escalating Towards Aggression on Iran

 October 15, 2024

The political editor wrote

The resistance continues to deliver precision strikes against the occupying entity, skillfully exploiting its vulnerabilities. Following the decisive drone attack on the headquarters of the Golani Brigade in Binyamina, which left around 100 casualties, Ben Gurion Airport was shut down last night. Two million settlers were forced into shelters as sirens blared in 194 cities and settlements, triggered by the resistance’s announcement of launching ballistic missiles towards the centre of the entity. This came after the occupying army’s criminal airstrike on a gathering of refugees in the northern Lebanese town of Ayto, in Zgharta District.

The ballistic missile strike on Tel Aviv sent a clear message: the resistance’s missile capabilities are only showing a glimpse of what’s to come if the brutality and assaults on civilians continue. Meanwhile, the entity was still reeling from the Binyamina strike, which demonstrated the resistance’s superior intelligence and technological prowess, along with its willingness to escalate with force. The resistance stands ready for a major confrontation if the occupying army persists in targeting civilians.

Despite the army’s denial of holding back airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs or the capital itself, it insists that all Lebanese territories remain within its operational scope, hinting at a severe response being prepared for the Binyamina blow. Meanwhile, the debate within the occupying entity, as reflected in media outlets and comments from military analysts and writers in Hebrew news channels and newspapers, revolves around the acknowledgment that Hezbollah’s resilience has rendered earlier strikes ineffective. There is no hope in betting on the collapse of the resistance or the destruction of its capabilities. Discussions about the future of the war are intensifying, given the ground front’s challenges and the looming danger of Haifa turning into another Kiryat Shmona under the relentless, destructive shelling by the resistance. The Binyamina strike, in particular, confirmed that Hezbollah’s military and intelligence infrastructure, along with its ability to gather information, plan, and execute, remains fully intact.

Amidst these developments, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rhetoric has resurfaced, following a meeting with his defence minister Yoav Gallant and military chief Herzi Halevi, about prioritising aggression against Iran. Netanyahu emphasised continued consultations with Washington on the details, objectives, and operational plans necessary for such an attack, framed within the U.S.-Israeli partnership. Tehran has warned that this partnership carries serious consequences for U.S. forces, which must be factored into the equation.