The past 48 hours in Tel Aviv have been unlike any before, a leading security analyst said, as sirens blared amid missile threats following Operation Epic Fury and the US-Israeli strikes in Iran.
Like many Israelis, Michael said he had spent hours in fortified rooms during the ongoing barrage, adding that he was “very experienced in this.”
“But this all takes time and determination, and I hope Trump will have both,” he said, shortly after the president released a video message declaring that the military operation would continue “until all our objectives are achieved.”
Explosions resulting from projectile interceptions by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system over Tel Aviv. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
“Trump is the only one who can make the change – and that change will affect the entire region and the international order for years to come,” Michael added.
As of Sunday, Tel Aviv remained under a state of emergency after Iranian missile attacks caused casualties and widespread damage.
According to The Associated PressIranian missile and drone strikes have killed about eleven Israeli civilians and injured dozens of others in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Shrapnel from rocket hits damaged at least 40 buildings in Tel Aviv, and authorities reported at least one death in the area from falling debris.
The Philippine Embassy in Israel confirmed the death of a Philippine national after a rocket attack hit Tel Aviv on Saturday.
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People take shelter as Iran launches missiles and drones into Israel following US-Israeli attacks. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“We will enter our shelter as soon as the siren sounds and stay there until Home Front Command announces we can leave,” Michael said.
“It usually lasts about 20 to 30 minutes unless there are more sirens during our stay. It’s happened about 30 times since yesterday morning.”
Israeli President Isaac Herzog also visited an impact site in Tel Aviv on Sunday and delivered a message of resilience.
“The people of Israel and the people of Iran can live in peace. The region can live in peace. But what undermines peace time and time again is the terror fomented by this Iranian regime,” Herzog said.
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Israeli aid worker walks past construction rubble at the site of an Iranian missile attack. (Ahmad GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)
Following the reported assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and approximately forty senior Iranian officials, Iran formed a provisional leadership council.
Iran has named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, President Masoud Pezeshkian and judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i to lead roles.
“The Supreme Leader has not completed the necessary preparatory work regarding his own succession,” Michael added.
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“Pezeshkian will face deeply worrying challenges due to the heavy losses, serious disruptions to control and command systems and the massive bombings and attacks across Iran, including Tehran,” he said.
“Even if this regime does not collapse, it will never be able to repair itself, recover or return to its previous position,” Michael added.
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