There are several important reasons why Israel launched a major military offensive on Iran. One of the main reasons for Israel’s attack on Iran is to push the Gaza genocide into the background. Due to some recent developments, the Israeli government has begun to be criticized harshly, even in its own allied countries.

While Iran has been capable of responding with attacks of its own, Israel’s air defences have so far been able to keep the damage and pain to manageable levels for Israelis, despite the increasing number of civilian targets being hit. It is a war of attrition that Iran seems destined to lose.