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Israel’s Attack was Far Larger Than the Iranian Government Has Been Letting On

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Israel’s attack was far larger than the Iranian government has been letting on. More on what the IDF managed to accomplish in its strike on Iran can be found here: “Behind the scenes of Israeli attack: Over 100 aircraft and a 2,000 km journey to Iran,” by Amir Bohbot, Jerusalem Post, October 26, 2024:

Over 100 planes were involved in the attack on Iran on Saturday, including the cutting-edge F-35.

Israel’s preliminary strike on radar targets in Syria was aimed at “blinding” Iran’s capabilities, quickly escalating into an offensive targeting Tehran and Karaj, Iran’s capital and another strategic location.

The first target for the Israeli Air Force was Iranian — and Syrian — radar installations. This initial target — taking out the radar — successfully blinded Iran from detecting, and destroying, any of the incoming aircraft. And none of the more than 100 planes that took part in the attack was hit by anti-aircraft fire.

The IDF confirmed the operation focused strictly on military targets, steering clear of nuclear and oil facilities to prevent wider conflict escalation. High alert remains as Israel anticipates potential retaliation, not only from Iran.

This large-scale assault involved over 100 aircraft, including F-35 “Adir” stealth fighters, traveling approximately 2,000 kilometers. According to foreign reports, strikes focused on Tehran and Karaj, with the IDF stating that each wave targeted military sites exclusively, mitigating further conflict risks.

An operation of this scope likely began with initial waves attacking radar and air defense systems, clearing the path for subsequent strikes on military bases. Earlier, a coordinated strike in Syria neutralized similar threats, preventing Iran from building situational awareness of Israel’s plans.

Using heavy munitions, long-distance strikes such as these require significant refueling capabilities and the 669 Rescue Unit on high alert.

The extensive refueling effort required for 100 planes making round trips of 4000 kilometers took place without a hitch. The 669 Rescue Unit proved to be unnecessary; no planes were damaged, no pilots were hurt.

The IDF now closely monitors potential responses from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon, preparing for a spectrum of possible retaliatory actions.

All of Iran’s proxies in the region could separately or jointly now retaliate with attacks on the Jewish state. The IDF has to monitor all seven possible fronts — Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank. It’s a tall order. But so far, the Jewish state has been doing well. It has bombed the Houthis’ port of Hodeidah in Yemen, putting it largely out of commission. Hodeidah is where Iran delivered weapons, including missiles, to the Houthis; now it will be difficult, if not impossible, for the group to be resupplied. In Iraq, the Kata’ib Hezbollah militia linked to Iran is quiet for now, but in the recent past has fired on American troops based in Iraq and may do so again, to make the Americans pay for the IDF’s attack on military bases in Iran. The Syrian army is allied to Iran, which helped Assad militarily during the Syrian civil war. Syria has been on the receiving end of attacks by Israel, aimed mostly at Iranian weapons that are sent through Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon, and has been unable to respond.

Meanwhile, closer to home, the IDF has for more than a year been deeply involved in fighting Hamas. It has destroyed Hamas battalions in Rafah and Khan Yunis, and is now dismantling the last remnants of Hamas in northern Gaza, preventing its operatives from regrouping. Of Hamas’ prewar total of 40,000 combatants, about half — 20,000 — have been killed, and of the remaining 20,000, perhaps 10-15,000 have been so wounded so that they have been rendered hors combat. That means only a few thousand Hamas fighters, mostly in northern Gaza, are left to confront the IDF. And in Lebanon, the IDF has managed so far to hit over 1,200 Hezbollah sites and killed about 2,500 Hezbollah combatants since Israel’s campaign began last month, as well as severely wounding thousands of Hezbollah members who were victims of their “exploding pagers.”

So far, the IDF has performed magnificently. One hundred planes flew 2000 kilometers to get to Iran, and flew another 2000 kilometers to return to their bases in Israel. Not a scratch, apparently, on any of them. They took care to first degrade Iran’s air defenses, bombing radar sites in both Iran and in Syria, effectively blinding the Iranians to the subsequent waves of bombing attacks. In those attacks, Israeli pilots destroyed weapons production facilities, especially those turning out the kind of ballistic missiles that Iran launched against Israel on October 1, and those producing drones. They had notified the Americans what they were about to do a few hours before they launched the attacks, which relieved the Americans, who were even more pleased that Israel kept its promise and did not bomb oil installations or nuclear facilities, targeting only air defense systems and weapons production plants. military bases. Now the Americans, newly impressed by Israel’s “lethal, precise, and surprising” attack, and by its willingness to hold off, for now, as a favor to the Americans, on attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities and oil installations, will be much less inclined to carry out its previous threat to withhold military aid if Israel does not greatly increase humanitarian aid to Gaza to 350 trucks daily.

Israel has proven with this attack on Iran, yet again, to be a good ally to America, with its willingness, at Washington’s behest, to withhold attacks on the two most important Iranian targets. Surely that deserves a reciprocal gesture of good will from the Americans, who should end once and for all making those disturbing threats to “cut military aid” to Israel if the IDF fails to provide the amount of aid that the Bidenites claim is needed in Gaza. In fact, Israel is not blocking any aid trucks; the problem of humanitarian aid in Gaza is not one of supply but of distribution. It is Hamas that inside Gaza is stealing much of the aid for its own members and their extended families, and keeping even more of it for resale to the people of Gaza who were supposed to be given it for free. In fact, since October 8, 2023, Hamas has made a half-billion dollars from the resale of aid it has appropriated. Perhaps now, after the IDF has — to accommodate the Americans— refrained from hitting Iran’s nuclear installations, Washington will be more amenable to hearing Israel’s explanation of why not it, but Hamas, is to blame for the humanitarian aid situation inside Gaza.

Comments

    • Iran was Zoroastrianism Sufi Islam (0mar Khayam) Christian as well as Jews/Hebrews. Had friends when Iran was a beautiful tolerant nation. All scattered now

    • God’s Hand works in ways we do not understand. The fastest growing “religion” in Iran today is actually Atheism, going through the mandatory ceremonies of Islam to avoid the religious police but rejecting Islam in their homes and their hearts. Iranians have seen the absolute evil of Islam up close and personal since the ayatollahs took over in 1979, and each time Israel humiliates the ayatollahs before the world, like this most recent strike, it makes Iranians more courageous to overthrow the demonic theocracy themselves. Perhaps that day will bring courage to Europe (if that is even possible) to push back on the Muslim minority that terrorizes its people every day, and it might even bring an epiphany to the evil puppets on American college campuses too? But the most miraculous factor is the growth of Christianity in Iran, which has no churches or revivals or televangelists — it is the Hand of God Himself. More Muslims have come to Christ in the last ten years worldwide than the last 14 centuries combined. Islam will remain as the foot-soldiers of the antichrist in the Final Days, but its final and total annihilation will come in those Final Days not by the power of men.

  2. Israel could readily destroy Iran’s oil infrastructure with its existing air force, but what it can’t do without heavy bombers is to destroy Iran’s hardened nuclear sites. It’s a bit late in the game going about trying to acquire or develop a heavy bomber….though a rational response would be: Better late than never.

    As things are, the destruction of Iran’s nuclear sites is up to the USA. One reason this election is so important.

  3. They hit *secret* military sites. Guess the sites weren’t so *secret* after. all. Photos have been published on line. 20 different sites have been reported.

  4. I was watching Caroline Glick’s analysis yesterday, where she went through some of the damages inflicted by the Israeli air force. A few things she mentioned

    ⮞ Parchin – this was a site that was manufacturing solid propulsion fuel, the type of fuel that helps speed up rockets so that they can get from Israel to Iran in 15 minutes. Parchin was also previously one of the suspected nuclear sites that Iran had. Under the conditions that the Bidens put on Israel, Jerusalem couldn’t bomb declared Iranian nuclear sites. However, since this site was undeclared, Washington can’t ding Israel for attacking a nuclear site that Iran didn’t declare a nuclear site
    ⮞ Israel had to take off limits targets that were declared strategic sites, such as nuclear or oil. As a result, Israel had to target other places that were undeclared for the purposes of strategy, but which it knew were vital
    ⮞ A lot of the destroyed sites included sites that had the missile launchers that were sent at Israel. Israel also destroyed their drone factories, which directly impacts Russia in its war on Ukraine, aside from Hizbullah. Essentially, Israel seems to have cleared the ground for any near term Iranian attacks, and Iran is now vulnerable to anybody’s air attack, should anyone choose to attack
    ⮞ Bottom line about the US role in this: the Bidens don’t want Israel to win. That’s why they’re dragging this out as long as possible. For instance, there was the assassination attempt on Netanyahu a few days ago, but Israel is not allowed to try & assassinate ayatollah Ali Khamenei
    ⮞ I saw another JNS show where they speculated that in the lame duck period b/w November 6th and January 20th, the US might greenlight UN security council resolutions against Israel announcing unilateral ceasefires. Although they reported that this time, Trump has said that if that happens, the UN will be defunded by the US

    It was a good operation that Israel did, but I just hope they keep it sustained for the next 2 weeks, and only suspend it after November 5th. As for the Biden-Harris administration, its end can’t come soon enough

    • Thanks for that important information, Infidel. Caroline Glick is an excellent source.

  5. Kamela and Joe Biden’s relentless slapping around of Israel both before and after Oct 7th, and even blaming Israel for Hamas attacking Israel doesn’t win votes from we the people just fromept from BLM and ANTIFA.

  6. Iran Vs Israel: How Do Their Air Force Capabilities Compare?

    Israel’s Air Force boasts modern American-built fighters, including the F-35 Lightning II, offering proven combat success.

    Iran’s Air Force struggles with a dated fleet of older-generation jets, facing challenges in direct conflict with technologically advanced Israeli fighters.

    Israel’s acquisition of F-35 Lightning II brings impressive stealth capability, versatility, and superiority in air combat engagements.
    https://simpleflying.com/iran-vs-israel-how-do-air-forces-compare/

    • If you look closely at the Israeli F-15I’s Ra’am you can see they have conformal fuel tanks on the left and right hand jet housings. It is hard to tell how much they will hold but that along with the original fuel tanks plus drop tanks. The combat range is somewhere around 3500 miles. with and 18,000 pound originance load out.

  7. We don’t need to know how they did it. We don’t need to know!! We only need to know that they did it. Please, Jerusalem Post reporters and everyone else: bear in mind that the enemy reads over our shoulders!

    • Iran does not have the technology. I would think the IDF used precision glide bombs to do the job. They are a stealth standoff weapon, which is a winged add on package for up to a 2000 pound bomb. Depending on the release altitude and speed it can glide in through a window from up to 70 miles away if a high altitude release. It takes about 30 minutes for high altitude release to reach its target. By the time the target goes KA-BOOM the F-15 is already long gone.

    • DDA

      I normally fully agree w/ you on this one: sources & methods should never be revealed! However, in this case, as Caroline Glick outlined above, it was useful to know to what extent Iran has been set back: based on that, one can assess whether any concessions Israel makes to the Bidens is at the cost of its own security. If the above reports are all true, then it would seem that Israel may have bought itself enough time until January 20th, assuming that President Trump returns to office

    • DDA: well-said. It’s like when Israel sent special agents to successfully rescue a number of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Neither the Jerusalem Post nor anyone else needed to publish the specific, intricate details of it.

      There are Hamas members and other jihadis (probably including the late Yahya Sinwar) who go on Internet sites (including this one, including the Jerusalem Post’s websites), and access and learn from the elaborate info.

      Personally, I’m content with just hearing very general details, and congratulating the IDF, the Mossad and the Israeli government on jobs well done.

      • Yes, Mike, We could just read “Israel strikes iran hard, all IDF safe” or something similar and wouldn’t really need more than that.

  8. Pictures out Iran of the destruction are being untraceably posted on X. The Iranian government has banned all imaging of the destruction, your life is not worth a plug nickel if you are caught so everything posted was taken at night. Unconfirmed reports have said that USAF KC-135’s and KC-46A Pegasus tankers were in the area. Military aircraft do not turn on their transponders so there is no information on where they actually were. These aircraft routinely fly from Aviano Air Base, Italy, and RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus to Prince Sultan Air Base Saudi Arabia and Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. So refueling Israeli aircraft along the way would just be neighbourly.

  9. If anything, this incredible, coordinated attack by Israel just shows that the West is light-years ahead of third world and esp. Islamic states like Iran. They’re relying on decades old equipment for their self-defense…apart from the S-300 systems from Russia, which are now just a pile of junk.

    I doubt even China or Russia would be any match for western nations. Iran was and is just a paper-tiger and Israel now has the ability to dominate the nation and destroy whatever they want, at will.

    Leave the oil fields in place, to hand over to the real Iranian people. The target should be the nuclear weapons program, the regime and its millions of followers.

    Now Israel could be clever about it, quietly give all the guns and state power to secularists/non-Muslims (and let them expunge their nation of Islam), or they could openly go to war against the Iranian regimes’ Muslim supporters but I think their numbers will need to be depleted in order to remain a free country. Otherwise like Turkey, Islam can rear its ugly head all over again and take over again.

    I’m sure Iran still has many layers of Islamic terrorists that will have to be cleared out for real peace, the way they did with Hezbollah and Hamas.

    But this would be great news for the mideast. It’ll also send a message to Islamic fascists that the West is coming for you, should you try anything stupid.

    While I’d love to see Islam disappear from this Earth, at the very least, making quasi-Islamic nations, free of Islam is a good start-we should do that in the West too.

    Israel did the whole world a favor with its recent missions and the US didn’t have to get involved directly. It’s not over…the showdown between the West and Islam will still happen because Muslims in our countries are becoming more aggressive about their real intentions.

    So, this will be the test for all democracies to see if they’re willing to fight to keep their freedom, by expelling Muslims, or will they buckle-under like the UK is doing right now and head towards Islamification.

    • I feel Trump will win because people are sick of Biden/Harris and they want change…hopefully I’m right (and the election isn’t stolen) and that Trump quickly green-light’s the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities and that both the US and Israel work together to destroy them…as only the US really has the full capability to make sure the job is done.

      If Harris wins, then they’ll turn the screws on Israel and make life far harder for them…she might even allow the Mullahs to get nukes…these people (Dems) are as insane as the Muslims they support. Many of the missiles Iran fired at Israel a while back got through.

      Imagine if they were nuclear tipped. Does Kamala even care about the lives of millions of Israelis who could be wiped out in such a strike? These Lefties are a strange breed and not the kind of people I grew up with…I think the extreme Left pushed out the reasonable Dems, that’s why they seems so crazy today.

      • Kamala has always been considered stupid and useless. The thought of her as President fills me with horror, especially regards Israel. Of course she will be directed and manipulated by brighter lefties behind the scenes, including Obama. Voters must go all out for a Trump win. I am from the UK, by the way.

    • soda

      If Israel is greenlighted to attack Iran’s oil infrastructure, they don’t need to attack the actual oil fields in Khuzestan. There is an island called Kharg island off the Iranian coast, which handles 90% of Iran’s oil exports: it’s where the tankers are loaded before they’re shipped off worldwide. If Israel just bombed that, Iran would be set back for a while: they don’t have alternative vectors of exporting their oil, such as pipelines to, say, China. If Kharg were to be destroyed, then Iran would go from being the cash-flushed darling of SCO/BRICS to a charity case, which I’m pretty sure the likes of Beijing or Moscow won’t relish

      If one thinks about it, it’s asinine that Iran hasn’t made other arrangements over time to ship its oil, maybe w/ a pipeline laid out to China via the -stans, or a pipeline to Gwadar or Karachi so that they can’t be cut off at the Straits of Hormuz. All they have is a route via the Caspian Sea to Astrakhan in Russia, and then Russia can route it to St Petersburg or Sochi. Instead of putting all their money into jihad, if they had put some of it into building oil export infrastructure – maybe underground pipelines from Iran through Iraq to Syria terminating in Latakia, Syria, they wouldn’t risk losing 90% of their exports by just one terminal being destroyed

      • Great thinking, Infidel.

        That would choke off the income stream for the Islamic regime without having to set the entire country back by taking out the oil infrastructure.

        Without any money, the regime will fall and the people will replace it (hopefully) with something better.

        But I think it will require strong military intervention from the West, a caretaker gov’t while the new Iranian secularist gov’t gets ready to take over…and in the meantime they can rebuild the port on Karg Island to resume oil shipments. Otherwise we’ll be replacing one group of Islamofascist nutjob tyrants with another.

        You suggestions of having backup systems to keep supplying their oil, should something happen to their main port, just shows how dumb these Islamic fascists really are.

        They don’t plan for the future, they don’t care about making their people happy or satisfying their needs (like building proper infrastructure for water/sewage, etc). All they want to do is steal the wealth and power like the parasites they are and rule over others with an iron fist. If Islam was so great, why are most (non-rich) Islamic states such utter hellholes?

        Imagine if there was an aggressive ideology, that claimed to have the solutions for humanity, ok fine, you take over….if you can solve all our problems and turn nations into other gorgeous states like Switzerland or Germany (before the Islamic invasion)…then I might be ok with that, if they didn’t target certain races like the Jews for extermination.

        But the problem is that Islam offers nothing better than what we already have. In fact what they do is degenerate and destroy civilizations. They remove freedoms, they remove all the things that make people happy, like music, pork, dogs, etc…they replace it with things that make people angry, miserable, hateful, etc. They just create a harsh, cruel, brutal world when it is completely avoidable.

        Then the worst is that they don’t look back and objectively judge the results of their ideas. They can easily see that other cultures/civilizations advanced way beyond them but they are unable to realize that it’s their own stupid religion/ideology that has made them so miserable. They run away from backwards Sharia hellholes and rather than be grateful for their newfound homes, they work to destroy those (our) nations as well.

        This is where we non-Muslims have to step in and accept that Islam is a cancer on this planet, that’s no good for anyone and we should do all we can, including going to war if needed, to get rid of this anachronistic, barbaric death cult, at least from our own countries and maybe one day the whole planet.

        • Islam creates “a harsh, cruel, brutal world” because a harsh brutal world creates more jihadis than does a contented, prosperous world. Young men with few prospects and scarce marriage prospects are ripe for jihad recruits.

  10. What is happening with the election is extraordinary. People are watching Ballot drop boxes, if they spot a ballot harvest dump they set fire to the contents and burn up all of the harvested ballots. The American People no longer trust government officials and or paying close attention to what is happening. I hope illegal ballot harvesters don’t wind up beat to death in dark alleys but I would not surprise me if it happens.

  11. Earlier today, it was reported that Israel has banned the un thingy for the palestinians from Israel.

    Then, this
    “Likud MK Gotliv physically restrained after Knesset outburst at Arab MK”

    One paragraph: ““The Palestinian people will be freed from the occupation,” Tibi screams, as rightwing MKs call for him to leave the Knesset.”
    why is he allowed to be a part of their government?

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/likud-mk-gotliv-physically-restrained-after-knesset-outburst-at-arab-mk/ar-AA1t52Ji?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4e7cceb762024519b2f13ba245a72509&ei=43

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