Israel braces for possible Iranian missile fire in the coming days
The Middle East continues to burn following a broad wave of U.S. strikes on Iranian territory. The massive American attacks against a series of targets across the country began on the night between Saturday and Sunday, and were renewed with force again overnight, between Wednesday and Thursday, as Washington intensifies military pressure on the ayatollah regime in Tehran.
The security establishment is following developments with extreme vigilance and says Israel did not take an active part in the strikes. According to a report by military correspondent Lilach Shoval in Israel Hayom, although the IDF is not taking part in the active campaign at this stage, there is close, continuous, daily contact between the local military and the U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM. The two militaries are fully coordinating their moves, and intelligence and operational updates continue in real time around the clock.
Despite the official distance, Israel is seriously preparing for two main scenarios, one, an Iranian decision to seek revenge and launch missiles directly at Israeli territory, and the other, a decision by President Donald Trump to expand and renew the military campaign. The Air Force and Military Intelligence Directorate are currently updating plans, and the definition of activity and the preparedness of security forces in the country is mainly defensive.
The prevailing assessment among the IDF leadership is that Iran has the operational capability to launch missile barrages at Israel within a very short time window, as it did on Sunday in response to the start of the American operation. However, Military Intelligence and the Air Force are not taking risks, and in recent days they have been working intensively to update operational and offensive plans. All forces are preparing for the possibility of the situation escalating into several days of intense fighting, if the political leadership gives the order.
Senior security officials summed up the complex picture and said, "We are facing several very tense days, and it is still too early to know how things will develop on the ground."
