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Israel Returns Fire on Iran and Its Proxies
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - The media is fretting about a broader war, but that war is already here and it's as likely the strikes on Iran's proxy allies have a deterrent effect on Tehran, even as it responds. Even with Hizbullah on highest alert, Israel knew the precise location of a top leader. Israel has also shown it has the intel and military capability to strike at the center of Tehran, which funds and guides the proxies waging war on the Jewish state. The U.S. can help Israel prevent a larger war by putting pressure on Hizbullah and Iran. Expediting weapons to Israel, including deep-penetrating bombs that would put Iran's nuclear facilities at risk, would send a message, as would enforcing oil sanctions again. Sending U.S. warships to the eastern Mediterranean, as after Oct. 7, would also make Iran think twice about Hizbullah's next move. Israel has a right to defend itself, but more than that it has the right and ample cause to defeat the terrorists who won't let it live in peace.