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Iran coordinating with Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthis for attack, Israeli intelligence suggests

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • Israeli assessments say Iran is working to coordinate its forces with Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis and pro-Iranian Iraqi militias for a simultaneous campaign against Israel.
  • The effort aims to address the lack of advance coordination among Iran and its allies during Hamas’s October 7 attack, when other fronts did not launch a parallel assault.
  • The assessments point to renewed efforts to rebuild the Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance,” including coordination between Hamas and Hezbollah with Iranian assistance.

Iran is preparing for a broad attack on Israel that would open several fronts at the same time, according to Israeli assessments cited in the report. The plan would bring together Iranian forces, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen and pro-Iranian militias in Iraq in one campaign.

The approach is intended to correct a weakness exposed by the October 7 attack. Hamas launched that assault without the other fronts opening simultaneously or operating under full coordination. Documents seized in Gaza later showed that Yahya Sinwar had sought to expand the confrontation and draw Lebanon, Syria and Sinai into it.

One planning document called for the “connection and preparation of the external fronts” and for communications mechanisms to be agreed in advance for both routine periods and wartime. But published U.S. and Israeli assessments said Iran and Hezbollah had not received all the details of the October 7 plan, including its exact date. Sinwar had apparently expected the initial attack to pull Iran and Hezbollah into a broader campaign. Hezbollah opened fire in the north, but did not launch a large-scale attack in parallel that morning.

Reports in Arab media say Tehran is now trying to close that coordination gap. The leadership change in Hamas is also presented as significant. Khalil al-Hayya, elected the group’s overall leader in July, is described as having close relations with Iran and as a longtime figure in maintaining ties with Tehran. His position strengthens the faction seeking to preserve Hamas’s strategic relationship with Iran.

The report also points to signs that Iran is rebuilding its “Axis of Resistance” and restoring coordination between its various fronts. An assessment published last month said the Israel Defense Forces had identified renewed Hamas-Hezbollah coordination with Iranian assistance, aimed at increasing pressure on Israel simultaneously.

Connect and prepare the external fronts.

· Yahya Sinwar, in a planning document cited in the articleThe document described the need to coordinate fronts in Lebanon, Syria and Sinai and establish communications procedures in advance.
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