As Hezbollah increases its attacks, it is possible that Iran’s other proxies will be emboldened.
For instance, on June 3, the IDF said that it used an Arrow missile to intercept “a surface-to-surface missile that was fired from the direction of the Red Sea toward Israel. Rocket and missile sirens were sounded in the area of Eilat. No injuries were reported.”
Iran’s proxies are itching for more escalation
The threat to EIlat is not entirely new, but it appears that Iran’s proxies are all itching for more escalation. Iranian-backed militias in Iraq said they launched a drone targeting Haifa overnight between June 2 and June 3. This appears to be a propaganda claim. However, the groups also said they targeted Eilat last Tuesday from Iraq. These Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, which call themselves the “Islamic Resistance,” have targeted Eilat in the past.
Hezbollah has also doubled its number of attacks in the last month. Pro-Hezbollah Al-Mayadeen media note that the group now has 120,000 Israelis in its “zone” that it attacks in northern Israel. This is an increase in the number, type, and range of attacks. A report by the Alma Research and Education Center in Israel this week revealed the rise in Hezbollah attacks. READ MORE