October 28, 2024

“Israel has a once in a century opportunity. ‘To make itself safer’, ‘to destroy Iran and its so-called Axis of Resistance’, ‘to expand Israel’s current territory and create Eretz Israel [Greater Israel]’, call it what you will, this Israeli government, which is itself extra-ordinary, can re-draw borders, move millions of people and re-shape the region in a way that it has never had before.” A Western diplomat based in the region told Field.

“Israel had discussed attacking Iranian military targets with allies, including the UK, prior to Saturday morning’s attack,” according to a Western diplomat briefed on the situation. Israeli open sources state that 20 military sites were hit and Iranian officials have confirmed that four Iranian soldiers were killed, who were believed to be operating at air defence sites.