Israel prepares to hit Iran’s nuclear facilities

The Israeli air force is reportedly preparing to launch a potential attack on Iran's nuclear facilities after destroying 80% of Syria’s military capabilities and annexing its territory twice the size of Gaza. 

Israel is capitalising on the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria and the weakening of pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon. 

According to the Israeli military, Iran's nuclear facilities should be targeted to prevent Iran from further advancing its nuclear program and developing a bomb.

Iran has always denied developing nuclear weapons and maintained that its space program and nuclear activities are purely for civilian purposes.

On Wednesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei accused the US and Israel of orchestrating a regime change against the Alawite government of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

“What happened in Syria was the product of a joint plan by the US and the Zionist regime,” he said.

“Yes, a government neighboring Syria played and is playing a clear role in this. We see this,” he added, without explicitly naming the country, though he was referring to Türkiye.

He asserted that the axis of resistance will emerge stronger despite the mounting challenges in the current circumstances.

The Israeli army confirmed to journalists on Tuesday that its primary objective of targeting key military installations in Syria had been achieved.

The operation, dubbed "Operation Bashan Arrow," a Biblical kingdom situated in the ancient land of Canaan, believed to be located in modern-day southern Syria and eastern Jordan.

The Hebrew term "Bashan" translates to "flat or level terrain.

Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights buffer zone, which includes an area once known as Mount Bashan (now Jabal Al-Arab or Jabal Al-Druze in southern Syria), has raised significant concerns.

Israel's annexation of this area breaches the 1974 demilitarisation agreement.

The Israeli military's targets in this operation included a range of military assets, such as combat aircraft, naval systems, surface-to-surface missiles, and weapons production facilities.