So what does Israel make of how it’s faring in this conflict? There are two things happening at the same time. On the one hand, you have the Israeli army, the military censor, the ministers, all very keen on painting a picture of superiority. And that they have – at least as far as the air force is concerned. It is able to launch missiles, to fly almost freely over Iranian airspace. Just recently, there was a statement about targeting launch pads in Tehran that were preparing to fire missiles at Israel. On the other hand, there’s also a sobering debate about the fear of a war of attrition – that if the US doesn’t intervene and strike Iran, this could drag on. Netanyahu has refused to say how long this conflict will last – weeks, maybe even months. That’s because a prolonged conflict of this kind would be very costly, very difficult to bear for all involved. That’s why you see billboards in Tel Aviv, for example, urging the American president to “finish the job”, as the billboards say. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #IsraelIranConflict #IsraeliAirForce #WarOfAttrition #USIntervention #Netanyahu #TelAvivBillboards #MilitarySuperiority #MiddleEastTensions #USSupport #LongConflict #AlJazeeraEnglish
Israelis fear costly war of attrition, urge Trump to ‘finish the job’
So what does Israel make of how it’s faring in this conflict? There are two things happening at the same time. On the one hand, you have the Israeli army, the military censor, the ministers, all very keen on painting a picture of superiority. And that they have – at least as far as the air force is concerned. It is able to launch missiles, to fly almost freely over Iranian airspace. Just recently, there was a statement about targeting launch pads in Tehran that were preparing to fire missiles at Israel. On the other hand, there’s also a sobering debate about the fear of a war of attrition – that if the US doesn’t intervene and strike Iran, this could drag on. Netanyahu has refused to say how long this conflict will last – weeks, maybe even months. That’s because a prolonged conflict of this kind would be very costly, very difficult to bear for all involved. That’s why you see billboards in Tel Aviv, for example, urging the American president to “finish the job”, as the billboards say. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #IsraelIranConflict #IsraeliAirForce #WarOfAttrition #USIntervention #Netanyahu #TelAvivBillboards #MilitarySuperiority #MiddleEastTensions #USSupport #LongConflict #AlJazeeraEnglish