JERUSALEM — Deceased Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar envisioned that his invasion of Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 would prompt his allies Hezbollah and all the Iran-backed proxies to launch a full-scale war against America’s key Middle East ally, Israel.

The long-stated goal of the troika of terrorist regimes — Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah — was the end of the Jewish state.

What Sinwar dreamed about on October 7, however, has turned into a series of devastating unintended consequences for Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the regime’s “Axis of Resistance.”

This video grab shows a walkie-talkie that exploded inside a house in Baalbek, east Lebanon, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo)

Zehavi said while Sinwar perhaps made a tactical decision to invade, she cautioned about giving too much credit to Sinwar. 

She noted Mohammed Said Izadil, who Israel reportedly eliminated on Saturday and who oversaw the Palestinian affairs branch in the Quds Force, the branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, was “deeply involved” in the planning of the invasion on October 7.  Zehavi noted that documents found by the IDF in Gaza revealed that Izadil knew in advance about Hamas’ intent to invade Israel on October 7.

Zehavi, who is an IDF lieutenant colonel (Res.), said, “It is too soon to tell where those changes will lead us” in the Middle East.  

The first effect of October 7, she said about the enemies of Israel and the U.S. in the Middle East, is, “Israel can no longer tolerate monsters who threaten its very existence. We are eliminating those monsters one after the other, with the support of the United States, which is also very important.” She warned, however, that the open question is, will the terrorist regimes and organizations recover?”