Recently, the Middle East has become a pot of porridge again, and the ground conflicts between Israel and Lebanon have been fought back and forth, but we have not seen much progress in the Israeli army, and the casualties are increasing. Even 10 helicopters were dispatched to transport the wounded, which seemed to be a fiasco. And United States also made a ruthless move this time, even sending a B-2 bomber out of the country to strike at the Houthis.
According to videos posted on social media, Israel was ambushed on the Lebanon border on October 16 local time. This is said to be the highest single casualty toll for Israel since the outbreak of ground operations, with 10 helicopters reportedly transporting the wounded at the scene. Israel media are currently reporting that five families have been notified of their deaths. These personnel are all from Israel's "1st Gorani" Infantry Brigade. So what about the specific casualties?
Saudi Arabia said seven people were killed, and the casualty figure could be as high as 70, with Haifa in northern Israel alone receiving 49 wounded. The wounded were also being transferred to Tel Aviv and the Nahariya region. In addition, the wounded in Gaza were also repatriated to the rear. It can be said that Israel's casualties during this period are still very serious, but you say that the results of the war are not much. Basically, the front is still lingering in the Lebanon border area, and it cannot be pushed at all, after all, the war report can deceive people, but the front line will not deceive.
The United States is not currently involved in Israel's military operations, but has singled out the Houthis. United States military B-2 stealth bombers allegedly struck Houthi warehouses and underground missile storage sites in Yemen, most likely dropping large-tonnage ground-penetrating missiles. Moreover, it is said that this is still a B-2 bomber that took off from United States mainland and bombed across tens of thousands of kilometers, which shows that United States has little to do against the Houthis. Obviously, the general carrier-based aircraft combat bombing has no effect on the Houthis at all.
Of course, even so, it is still an exaggeration to United States to dispatch a B-2, after all, this is a strategic bomber, which is also a rare use of strategic-level weapons in the Middle East. Isn't United States worried that if the Houthis have the ability to strike stealth fighters, then United States' face will be lost. In addition, Israel has also frequently attacked the United Nations Lebanon camp in the past few days. On 16 October, United Nations troops in the Farkira area of southern Lebanon were fired upon by Israel Merkava tank. Caused damage to one sweeper tower and two monitors. On September 23, when the Israeli army launched a large-scale air raid on Lebanon territory, a rocket fell on the camp of the Chinese engineering detachment. There were no casualties due to the fact that the personnel were occasionally in the underground bunker at the time.
But now Israel basically does not pretend, and does not even do any excuses such as accidental bombing. How do you think that an attack like a tank, which requires personnel to be visually aimed, could be a mistake? After all, UNIFIL barracks are very conspicuous, unless they are blind. As for our sapper camps, it was even more deliberate, and there were simply no high-value targets around the station. However, Israel may still be measured, and only dare to drop a rocket, which is much more restrained than the last direct fighter bomb.
At present, the situation in the Middle East can be said to be deadlocked, and Israel in Gaza is obviously unable to resist Hamas, but the casualties of the Israeli army in Gaza are still increasing. Israel in the border area of Lebanon also could not push, only the tactical bombing of the air force had some effect. It can be said that Iran's current set of methods is very effective for Israel, that is, to drag down the commander of the army, flexibly carry out ambush operations, and play a local advantage. And then constantly depleting Israel by using the advantages of drones and ballistic weapons in the Houthis, Lebanon and Iran.
Anyway, the Middle East issue has been dragging on for more than ten years, and I don't care if it drags on for a few more years, and now it depends on whether United States and Israel have the ability to drag it out. Especially after the United States election, may attitudes towards Israel change? Waiting for change is indeed a clumsy approach, but in fact it hits Israel seven inches, and the more Israel wants a quick solution, the more it will not be able to do so.