Israeli Estimates: The Iranian Ballistic Threat Will Remain and the Rate of Its Attacks Will Decrease Within Days

SadaNews - Sources in Israeli security agencies estimate that the war between Israel and the United States against Iran "will not completely eliminate the Iranian ballistic threat," while military sources are discussing the possibility of a decrease in Iranian missile attacks in the coming days.

Israeli security officials stated in a briefing to cabinet members who met last night, "At the end of this operation, the ballistic threat to Israel will not be completely destroyed. Missiles will remain in the hands of Iran." They added, "How many will remain? That depends on the duration of the battle."

The officials noted that "part of the missile system is now buried under the rubble, but the next day the Iranians will attempt to retrieve it." They also informed the ministers: "After the battle, they will try to rehabilitate what we bombed, and we will bomb again."

They added, "If our plans work as we planned, we will diminish Iran's ballistic capability, and more importantly, we will diminish their production capacity."

In a related context, Channel 12 reported from a source in the Israeli army that officials in Tel Aviv expect "to see a decrease in the rate of launches from Iran soon, as a result of the Israeli army's activity." The source added: "When that happens, we can move towards creating the conditions for overthrowing the regime."

A senior military official considered that "there is a need for at least two weeks of fighting with Iran to destroy the targets." He continued: "The Iranians continue to play with fire; they do not read the map, they are completely isolated. This will help the world understand that this regime is over."

For its part, the newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" quoted estimates from the Israeli army that "in two to three days, the gunfire from Iran can be significantly reduced," as a result of targeting and destroying launch platforms and missiles.

In another assessment within the Israeli Air Force, it was said that "if they are given two weeks, it will be possible to maximize strikes against Iran optimally," provided that "air freedom of action is maintained."

In a parallel context, Channel 13 reported that during the cabinet meeting yesterday to discuss the Iranian front, the ministers also discussed "the emerging front against Hezbollah." According to the channel, ministers were asked to decide on "launching a preemptive attack before operations are launched from Lebanon during the night."

It pointed out that "some ministers raised questions and did not automatically agree to the step." It noted that the concerns raised revolved around "waging war on two fronts, in Iran and against Hezbollah, and the implications of that."

The channel reported that the Minister of Security and the Chief of Staff supported this step, while Zeev Elkin and Eli Cohen hesitated. It added that "at a certain point in the discussion, ministers were updated that gunfire from Hezbollah had already begun," according to the report.