Israel, which attacks every country it sees as an enemy in the Middle East, attacked Iran this time. Turkey and especially its security forces have lessons to learn from the ongoing war. Our advice is that the Turkish government and military should carefully monitor the ongoing war and take notes. It is well known that Iran is not a close friend of Turkey, but Israel is its sworn enemy (they say so themselves). Since we have not confronted Iran for centuries, a war is unlikely in the near future. But Israel’s situation is different. This rogue country, which currently prioritizes Iran, will also turn towards Turkey when it finds the opportunity. Except for a few clueless people, there is no one left who cynically says “Is Israel going to attack us?”. The fact that we are the country that dislikes Israel the most with 93% is an indication of this.
As for the lessons of the war, we can say that Israel’s most important instrument of warfare is not its advanced weaponry or its professional army, but its intelligence. If we remember the collapse of Hezbollah, the first blow was to put explosives in the radios and detonate them by remote control, injuring many Hezbollah militants. And it was Mossad front companies that sold the radios to Hezbollah. Therefore, they also made money from the explosive radio trade with Hezbollah. Then they killed 19 Hezbollah leaders, including Hassan Nasrullah, leaving the organization unable to recover.
In Iran, they used the same method to assassinate and kill top generals and nuclear scientists. It seems that there is no one they have not targeted and killed. And they did it by infiltrating inside Iran and probably with the support of traitors inside Iran. As a result, the Iranian army was left without a head and its defenses almost collapsed. Even if Iran is able to stop Israel, losing so many senior commanders within an hour is a great loss and shame for Iran. The way out of this embarrassment is to kill a few Israeli generals, but Iran does not seem capable of doing that.
As a result, the Mossad dealt the biggest blow to Iran in this war. This is a great achievement for Israel and not the first one. Mossad is an organization that is always on the prowl. It carries out successful operations both with its own agents and those it buys. Turkish intelligence surely knows that the Mossad is also targeting Turkey. Therefore, MIT should both prevent their spying and gather intelligence on Israel. This should also include Turkish military intelligence.
Another lesson of the war is that Israel cannot withstand prolonged wars, even low intensity ones. If Iran were to drop 5-10 missiles on Israeli territory every day, inflicting casualties and doing so for at least a month, Israel would give up and stop fighting. Of course, there must be enough missiles, drones and ammunition for that. The Israeli army cheats well and weakens its enemy from the beginning by launching the attack first. Then it is easy.
If the Israeli army is preempted and the Israeli side is constantly on the defensive, it will give up. On the other hand, acting with a partner state or organization and opening an additional front would make it easier. Also, proximity to the Israeli border will always be an advantage. But the most important thing is to be prepared, especially for air strikes. This is why it is vital to be present in Syria.
There are many more lessons to be learned. Experts should study their lessons well. As they say, water sleeps and the enemy does not. Israel is an enemy that has never slept and is always awake.
It has caught many by surprise and destroyed them. Not taking lessons from what is happening is like falling asleep next to a flock of sheep on a mountain where wolves roam at night. In this case, Israel is the wolf and the Turkish state is the shepherd. The state must be very careful and not only protect its sheep but also know how to neutralize the wolf.
