Israel would need significant support from Western allies to enter an all-out war in the Middle East, according to Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center research foundation.
“Israel does not have the capacity for long-term all-out war without external support. It would require a commitment from the United States to continue supplying weapons. It depends on the United States and other Western powers on a series of military fronts,” she told John Vause of CNN .
Calls by Israel's Western allies for restraint in the wake of Iran's attack last weekend likely played a large role in Israeli officials' calculations about the strength of retaliation, she added.
“It was clear that there was tremendous pressure [internacional] on Israel so as not to make things even worse.”
The US, UK and France helped Israel combat Iranian missiles and drones during last weekend's attack.
The Israeli military stated that “99%” of projectiles fired by Iran were intercepted by Israel and its partners, with only “a small number” of ballistic missiles reaching Israel.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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