(New York Times) Isabel Kershner - Gen. Soleimani oversaw an Iranian program to surround Israel with tens of thousands of missiles, according to experts. He was also the architect of Iran's recent entrenchment in Syria and of an ambitious plan to build an Iranian front against Israel across its northern frontier, in the Golan Heights. However, Israeli analysts suggested that the prospect that Israel would be the immediate target of Iranian retaliation was slim. "I don't think the Iranians are now looking to bring more enemies into the battlefield," said Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security adviser. The removal of Gen. Soleimani was important for Israel, he said, operationally and symbolically.
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