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IDF Seeks to Seize "Historic Opportunity"
(Ynet News) Yossi Yehoshua - In recent days, the IDF has formed a clear impression from talks with U.S. military officials: Washington is not preparing to end the war at this stage. On the contrary, the U.S. is preparing to expand it. More and more forces are being deployed to the region, and American strikes are expected to intensify. In the IDF, the sense is that the campaign is only entering deeper phases in the scope of its attacks. An unusual operational coordination has developed between the two militaries. Each military has different strike zones, but share an intelligence target bank and coordinate strike plans. In Israel, a special intelligence cell is operating to feed targets in real time, including for American unmanned aircraft operating over Iran. IDF officials stress that there is no intention to be dragged into unnecessary adventures - but also no intention of stopping too early. "If we stop now," military officials say, "the question that will be asked is how we failed to complete the historic mission." From Israel's perspective, this campaign is not another regional round of fighting. "We are fighting the head of the octopus," senior IDF officials say. "To solve Israel's biggest strategic problem, you have to defeat it."