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Editor: Shin Shin Tea Party
The old rivals of Israel and the Houthis are now in tension, with attacks and reprisals intensifying.
On July 20, the Israeli army dispatched F35 stealth fighters to bomb the port city of Hodeidah, Yemen, blowing up power plants, oil tanks and other facilities, killing 3 people and injuring 87 others.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then publicly declared that it was retaliation for the Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv the day before. Unsurprisingly, the Houthis responded immediately and violently the next day.
The Houthi "Supreme Political Council" held an emergency meeting on the same day, after which the spokesman issued a statement: In order to severely punish Israel's air strikes in Hodeidah, the Houthis decided to go to war in an all-out manner, without any restrictions, and future bombing targets will no longer be limited to key facilities.
This marks that the confrontation between the two sides has escalated to a new level! As war rages on, Israel is making intensive preparations. According to the Wall Street Journal, Israel authorities are ramping up the construction of a large number of underground facilities to create dungeons in the event of a full-scale war with the Lebanon Allah Party and other groups.
The report also singled out that Israel is most concerned about the Lebanon Allah Party, not the Houthis, who are most concerned about the outbreak of conflict. It is not difficult to understand why: the Houthis are fierce enemies but far away in Yemen, while Allah has a direct border with Israel.
In the event of a full-scale war, Allah could easily cover the entire territory of Israel with 150,000 missiles, and its destructive power would far exceed that of the Gaza war. The Ministry of Health has called for at least 60 days to prepare for a protracted battle.
On the one hand, Israel has stepped up the construction of underground fortifications precisely to protect its native towns from missile attacks and to prepare for a large-scale evacuation of civilians.
In the past, bombardments were mainly aimed at military targets, but judging by the new movements of the Houthis, it is likely that future operations will be expanded to civilian facilities or even directly targeted populated areas, causing a large number of civilian casualties.
In this case, mastering a reliable air defense and evacuation system will become a top priority for the Israel authorities. On the other hand, the Lebanon Allah party's missile stockpile is really staggering.
As early as the Lebanese-Israeli war in 2006, Allah showed amazing firepower. At that time, Allah fired nearly 4,000 rockets at Israel in just 34 days, putting enormous pressure on Israel itself.
Now that Allah has a stockpile of more than 150,000 missiles and a range that can cover the entire territory of Israel, if a full-scale war breaks out, Israel's civilian areas may be subjected to unprecedented firepower. In addition, Allah's field experience and training quality have also improved significantly in recent years.
In the civil war in Syria, Allah participated in many actual battles as an ally, fighting side by side with the Russia army and training an elite army. As the main arms supporter of Allah, Iran has been continuously sending advanced weapons and equipment and training personnel, and Allah's comprehensive combat effectiveness is far from comparable in the past. However, the Israel military is also fully aware of the coming war.
In fact, the Israel military has the most experience in dealing with non-state militants. In counterterrorism operations over the past few decades, whether it is clearing Hamas in Gaza or dealing with the Islamic Ansara-Nusra Front in Lebanon, the Israel military has demonstrated a strong ability to surprise and precision strikes.
Israel itself has also been stepping up the research and development and installation of advanced equipment, including low-flying "Hayesi" unmanned aerial vehicles, stealth unmanned fighters, new precision-guided bombs, etc., if it can give strong fire support, it will greatly increase the counterattack capability of Israeli ground forces.
Israel attaches special importance to the development of electronic warfare and network warfare, and has repeatedly demonstrated powerful electromagnetic interference and cyber attack capabilities, which is expected to win the initiative for the Israeli army in future wars. In fact, almost every time the Israeli army has launched a large-scale military operation before, electronic jamming and cyber intrusion operations have been important preemptive moves.
Even though the conventional armaments of the two sides have become increasingly modern, the decisive factor in the future war may still be the comparison between the two sides in precision-guided weapons and missile interception systems. Past wars have shown that precision-guided weapons have always been the Israel military's advantage, relying on precision-guided bombs and cruise missiles purchased from United States, the Israeli military has inflicted heavy losses on the enemy again and again.
However, in recent years, Iran's development in the field of missiles has also changed with each passing day, and the quality of advanced equipment provided to Allah has been continuously improved, and the gap between the two sides is narrowing. On the defensive side, Israel has always relied on missile interception systems such as the Iron Dome to defend against rocket attacks from Hamas in Gaza and on the Lebanese-Israeli border.
However, the saturation attack formed by Allah's 150,000 missile stockpile, which covers a huge area, is very likely to overwhelm the interception capability of the "Iron Dome" system. Therefore, Israel is also developing a new generation of laser defense system "Tianluo Net", which may become the main defense weapon in the future.