Explainer: What are the scenarios and potential targets of retaliatory strike on Haifa?
Ivan Kesic | More than two weeks after the assassination of senior Axis of Resistance leaders in two separate attacks in Tehran and Beirut, preparations are underway to avenge their blood with a retaliatory military operation. | The exact nature and timing of the military operation is shrouded in mystery, but it is clear that it is imminent, as confirmed by sources to the Press TV website. ■ While Tel Aviv has been identified as one of the possible targets of the planned retaliatory operation, other potential targets are located in Haifa, a strategic city in the north of the occupied Palestinian territories. ■ Press TV website in a previous analysis reported about political, military, and intelligence installations in Tel Aviv as potential targets due to their direct involvement in the terrorist attacks in Tehran and Beirut. ■ Beyond Tel Aviv, Haifa is home to several important military bases, regime headquarters, and strategic military industries, making it a significant target of the imminent retaliation. ■ The credibility of Haifa sites as potential targets has been supported by recent reports in Israeli media outlets such as Haaretz and Yedioth Ahronoth, and more notably, in a speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.