"It all started with the murder, with the act of state terrorism committed against a political leader of "Hamas", during a political visit for the inauguration of the newly elected president of Iran. This war is hard to avoid. The US has already declared its support for Israel".
This was stated by the security expert Slavcho Velkov in the program "The Day ON AIR".
According to him, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, wants war and does not want negotiations.
"To kill Ismail Haniya - you eliminate one of the parties that participated in the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu needs war. For him, this is a personal priority for survival, to keep his post," Velkov told Bulgaria ON AIR.
He explained that not only military means are used in a special operation. It predicts that various strikes will follow from Yemen, from the Lebanon region, from Syria and Iraq.
"According to unconfirmed information, Iraq has been asked to close its airspace. This is an unprecedented case of escalation of tension, which has the capacity to become global," Velkov added.
The expert noted that the UN Security Council met immediately. Velkov is of the opinion that only the Great Powers can stop the conflict, but they have no interest.
"Russia is too busy with other problems, and the US will not change its position on support for Israel. Before the presidential elections, the US would not want a war between Israel and Iran," Velkov said.
When asked what we can expect from the President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, he replied - moderate political support for the Palestinian cause against the war in Gaza, and at a later stage "we don't know what this support will grow into", so as the Eastern Mediterranean is part of the Turkish water area.