The only way to stop Hamas and Hezbollah terrorism is to punish Iran. No matter how much damage Israel inflicts on the Hamas military, Iran-inspired terrorism will not be deterred. Iran will continue to encourage Hamas to initiate new violence. This is especially so in light of the “success” of the recent massacres in achieving the goals of both Hamas and Iran: the murder of Israeli Jews with an eye to the destruction of Israel.

Regardless of what direct role Iran may or may not have played in orchestrating this massacre, it is indisputable that Iran has provided the military and financial support without which such massacres would not be possible. Even if American intelligence cannot prove that Iran explicitly ordered this action, it is clearly responsible for it and other atrocities perpetrated by Hamas and Hezbollah.

It is obvious that only Iran can permanently put an end to the recurring violence. And the only way to persuade Iran to terminate its role as the primary supporter of terrorism in the Middle East, would be to punish the regime if it persists in facilitating such abominations: every act of Iran-inspired terrorism shall be countered with punitive actions.

[That certainly beats the Biden/Obama appeasement policies that clearly did nothing to dissuade Iran from its terror sponsorship. As we all warned would happen, too. — Ed]