Israel is fighting the "normalization" of Iran's emissary system in the Middle East. According to the method, the Iranian Quds Force transfers weapons, knowledge, training and other resources to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, militias in Iraq and Syria.
17 Iranians have been killed since the beginning of the war, including two senior ones, the last being Hassan Mahdavi, sources say. "This idea that Israel is fighting Iran and nothing happens to Iran is over," said one of the security officials. The last word of both sides has not been said, and there may very well be developments in the near future, according to estimates in Israel, the source says. The sources also say that Mahdawi was responsible for all the operations of Iran and the Quds force in Syria and Lebanon, and is recognized and authorized to act against the top of the government in Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, they say. The source also says thatMahdavi influenced the smuggling of IML into Israel.