Israel needs substantial Western support to enter a full-scale war in the Middle East, experts say

Israel needs substantial Western support to enter a full-scale war in the Middle East, experts say

Israel needs significant support from Western allies to enter a full-scale 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 a long-term all-out war without outside support. It needs a commitment from the United States to continue providing weapons. It depends on the United States and other Western powers in several military areas,” he told CNN’s John Vause.
Appeals made by Israel’s Western allies for it to hold back in the wake of last weekend’s Iranian attack are likely to play a large role in Israeli officials’ calculations of how forcefully to respond, he added.

“It is clear that there is great (international) pressure on Israel not to escalate the situation.”

For context: the US, UK and France all helped Israel counter Iranian missiles and drones during last weekend’s attacks. Israel’s military said “99%” of missiles fired by Iran were intercepted by Israel and its allies, with only a “small number” of ballistic missiles reaching Israel.