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As if every time Netanyahu

digs in the sand beneath

Trump's feet.

And with these assassinations, he removes

everyone who could potentially be

negotiated with in Iran.

And he allows the opportunity for the rise of leaders

who may be more hard-line.

So what exactly was Israel aiming

to achieve with these assassinations?

The assessments, according to Israeli media,

are that these assassinations came

for two reasons.

The first reason has to do with assassinating

powerful, prominent figures in the

Iranian regime,

capable of achieving stability after

the Israeli strikes.

And the second matter is an attempt to stir

the Israeli street.

And Israel’s Channel 12

quoted an Israeli official

saying that they are approaching the moment

when they will announce and call on the opposition

in Iran

to take to the streets to demonstrate

and topple the regime.

As if Netanyahu had said and spoken

about this particular point specifically.

But he also indicated and reaffirmed

once again that toppling the regime

will not be easy,

nor will it be quick or

happen in a single moment,

in a reference to the fact that Israel has begun

It is convinced, at this stage,

that toppling the regime requires

a long breath.

But Israel will expand its

assassination operations not only in Iran,

but even in Lebanon.

According to Israel’s Channel Twelve,

Netanyahu and Kahlon have instructed

the Israeli army to carry out

assassination operations,

if the opportunity presents itself and

without waiting to obtain approval.

Usually, when intelligence information arrives,

it is passed on to the General Staff

and to the Israeli army command,

and then the army tries to obtain

approval from the political level,

specifically from the defense minister

and the prime minister,

and then it carries out assassinations.

Currently, Netanyahu and Kahlon

want to carry out

assassinations even without referring

back to them to obtain approval.

This is an indication that any side

and any prominent figure

in Iran and in Hezbollah

is a target for assassination, even

without referring back to the political level

in order to obtain prior approvals

for carrying out assassinations.

The current Israeli assessments are

that the war will continue.

And the chief of staff said in a

closed security assessment session

that even during the Jewish

Passover holiday, which will begin

at the start of next month

and will last at least a week,

Israeli aircraft will attack

Iran.

This is an indication that the war

will not end any time soon.

And this is perhaps a sign that

Israel has succeeded in the past period

in convincing Trump that it is

necessary to prolong this war,

for example by dragging the United

States of America into a new war

in the region.

Trump may have known when to start

this war

and chosen the timing for starting it,

but its repercussions perhaps

will not be easy for him to deal

with.

Thank you very much.