Hopefully it will limit the length of the war, and not just have US/Israel endlessly bomb while Iran fires off what it can randomly at anyone in range.
- I am pretty sure Israel and the US are very far from depleting their stockpiles. They are going to completely demolish the regime and all its assets. There are many different types of munitions for different situations, many of them interchangeable.
- The only question mark is interceptors where we have a bit of a race between eliminating the ability of Iran to attack and the remaining (very expensive) interceptors. The lack of interceptors is not going to be a limit. Nobody knows for sure but it'd be a surprise if there aren't enough interceptors for both the US and Israel. The US might have some desire to keep some minimal stockpile for other theaters/concerns so maybe that's a concern.
- The US and Israel can not afford to let Iran gain leverage here and they won't.
Do you have any evidence at all for the "extreme" damage?
Hezbollah and Iran are getting crushed.
That is the reality.
Tel Aviv got hit hard:
* https://x.com/ShaykhSulaiman/status/2029879503195906117
* https://x.com/ShaykhSulaiman/status/2029840175354851676
Hezbollah also just took out Smotrich's son: https://x.com/OunkaOnX/status/2029900034700103882
Here's Hasbarist Eve Barlow complaining about the cluster bombs, with footage from last night: https://x.com/Eve_Barlow/status/2029878722472636642
All your images are the single missile that got through to Tel Aviv where there was some civilian casualties because the sirens were delayed. Generally there is plenty of warning and bomb shelters. The minor property damage is meaningless and has no impact on Israel overall.
What is hitting Israel this round is lot less than the last round. I saw first hand the damage from the previous round where a lot more missiles got through when I visited Israel. It's still some tiny fraction of what Iran and Hezbollah are getting hit with.
This has zero impact on Israel. But by the time Israel is done with the Dahiye it's going to be a parking lot.
[EDIT: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-l... ]
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7jx575pg7o .. Assuming Hezbollah doesn't back off and agree to disarm. Iran is getting pounded x10 of that though more military and regime targets.
EDIT: Smotrich's son did get injured. He was lightly wounded. Cluster bombs are a) illegal b) totally ineffective other than causing broader property damage. You're live in fantasy land. I suggest visiting Israel after the war is over to see how destroyed it is ... not.
* https://x.com/SilentlySirs/status/2030078082556572129
* https://x.com/ME_Observer_/status/2030084954399420597
* https://x.com/FORTRESSMAXXING/status/2030068566637060390
* https://x.com/business/status/2030040295300088071
* https://x.com/MintPressNews/status/2030070045582446957
* https://x.com/AryJeay/status/2030061526510436854
* https://x.com/pakistanwalli/status/2030005466320015484
* https://x.com/AryJeay/status/2030064971913007455
* https://x.com/ShaykhSulaiman/status/2030054441013989680