The missile passing over Tel Aviv's head is not only a hypersonic flame trajectory, but also a signal flare for the loosening of the power plate in the Middle East.
At this moment in September, the world has seen a scenario that has never been seen before: Israel is beaten, China and Russia suddenly agree, and Hamas loses its last reliance.
The Middle East, no longer in the past, is the unclear non-black-and-white battlefield.Hamas, going to the end, standing in front of it, has only one way to go.
Houthi broke the line of defense, the Iron Dome is no longer a myth
The inhabitants of Tel Aviv have long been accustomed to the airstrike alarm, but this time, they are faced with no longer a familiar rocket bomb, but a high-speed "Palestine-2" with a speed of up to 16 Mach, from a distant Yemen.
The Houthis publicly announced the attack on the same day as a “reaction to Israeli aggression” and claimed the attack mission was “precise” and caused “millions of Israelis to flee into the basement.”
This is not an ordinary attack, but a symbolic display. For the first time, the Houthi armed forces used hypersonic missiles with multi-warhead separate guidance capabilities, directly attacking Israel's self-proclaimed invulnerable air defense system.
Not only is the "Iron Dome" system difficult to deal with, but even anti-missile systems such as the "Arrow-3" are stretched when facing high-speed, orbit-changing, and multi-target strikes.
The Israeli Defense Forces responded by saying it had "successfully intercepted the targeted missiles," but rarely mentioned whether it had intercepted all the warheads.
A fact that is reluctant to acknowledge positively is gradually emerging: the weapons capabilities of non-state actors have broken the security boundaries of traditional national armies.
From Yemen to Israel, the Houthi armed forces used practical actions to tell the world that Israel alone is no longer in charge of the Middle East sky.
In the past, Israel relied on technological superiority, intelligence capabilities and ally support to maintain regional military suppression. Now, cracks are beginning to appear in this suppression. This time, the crack was not torn from Lebanon or Gaza, but from the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
Hamas has lost its umbrella.
At the same time as the missiles flew over Tel Aviv, something “unusual” also happened in the UN Security Council: representatives from China and Russia rarely stood on the same front with France and Saudi Arabia in support of a Palestinian state “without Hamas involvement.”
China has hosted Hamas representatives many times, and Russia has also maintained interaction with it. This diplomatic strategy of "dialogue rather than exclusion" has always been regarded by Hamas as an important pillar of the international space.
But now, both countries have made it clear that the future Palestinian state cannot have Hamas. This is not only a policy adjustment, but also a re-recognition of the actual situation in the Middle East.
Arab nations such as Saudi Arabia have long lost their patience with Hamas’ “extreme line” and are more willing to push for a rational, organized and dialogueable Palestinian authority to take over the construction of the future state.
It is also a “political rescue” for the Palestinian people. after all, Hamas has ruled for years and not only failed to improve the lives in Gaza, but has dragged the entire area into the dungeon of endless war.
China-Russia's shift in position means that Hamas is not only militarily besieged, but also diplomatically "broken."This is a state of total isolation.
Cross-border air strikes provoke public outrage, Israel falls into diplomatic isolation
If the Houthi missiles broke Israel's security myth, then the Israeli air strikes against Qatar almost brought Israel's diplomatic credibility to a trough. On September 9, Israel carried out cross-border air strikes in Doha, the capital of Qatar, in an attempt to eliminate a group of high-level Hamas officials.
And the result? Instead of killing the target, it killed a Qatari security personnel and five Hamas members, and injured many civilians. Although the Hamas leader is fine, Israel has severely stepped on Qatar's sovereignty red line.
The UN Secretary-General condemned the move, calling it "a contempt for the Charter of the United Nations."Many countries, including Britain, France and Germany, said the move was not only illegal but also dangerous.
Even the U.S., which regularly “supported the Iron Belt,” pretended to be “ignorant,” and the White House spokesman said “this was an unfortunate incident,” neither supported nor condemned, and the attitude was vague.
Diplomatic isolation is increasing. Israel is militarily aggressive and increasingly isolated diplomatically. This practice of "punching without explanation" is making it lose the trust of its allies.
From Europe to the Middle East, from the United Nations to Qatar, the voices are becoming more and more unanimous: Israel can no longer ignore international rules.
It wants to solve the Hamas issue militarily, but it keeps creating new diplomatic problems in the process. War is not a master key, especially when this key starts to damage the neighbor's door lock.
Hamas is unable to withdraw, only the hostage card remains
Israel’s military strikes are approaching the central area of Gaza, and ground forces have advanced to Hamas’ core positions.
Meanwhile, the UN resolution explicitly calls for Hamas to be excluded from future political processes.
Hamas’s highest levels themselves realized this.They began to release signals: willing to negotiate on the terms of a ceasefire, withdrawal, and future status.But Israel did not move.Netanyahu said directly: as long as Hamas exists, the war will not end.
Hamas's last bargaining chip is the hostages. The problem is that this card has been played for too long. Most hostages have been detained for nearly two years, and their physical condition is worrying. International public opinion is increasingly inclined to forcibly release.
If Hamas continues to hold hostages as a negotiating tool, it will not only be unable to win the code, but will lose the heart further.The international community is no longer willing to give Hamas a step, but instead tends to give more support to the Palestinian authorities.
Hamas is surrounded in a smaller and smaller circle, militarily suppressed, politically deprived, and diplomatically isolated.
If Hamas releases all the hostages right now, it may be able to exchange a piece of space for survival; if the confrontation continues, waiting for it, it is likely that the entire line will be cleared.
The Middle East Chess Bureau rearranged, and peaceful opportunities silently emerged
This conflict, which started with missiles, extended to diplomacy, and finally approached political restructuring, revealed a clear signal: the Middle East is no longer the step-by-step chessboard of the past.
Houthi-armed missiles have broken the myth of Israeli military superiority, and a UN resolution has completely crushed Hamas’ political legitimacy.
The turn of China and Russia is not "betrayal", but a sober judgment of reality. The Arab world has finally united its voice and promoted a truly feasible Palestinian national plan.
Although Israel has a military superiority, its cross-border attack on Qatar has made it passive diplomatically. Although Hamas is still stubbornly resisting, it has been pushed into the corner by reality.
At this moment, the real opportunity emerges: not by fighting to win, but by rebuilding the pattern of peace.
If the Palestinian Authority can successfully take over Gaza and Israel is willing to return to the negotiating table under pressure, a new Palestinian-Israeli pattern in the "post-Hamas era" may really no longer be far away.
Although Israel fought fiercely, it also paid the price of diplomatic isolation. If Hamas wants to save a breath, it should let go now. Because, if you continue to carry it to death, you will only drag yourself into a deeper quagmire.
Information source: Houthi armed forces claim to use hypersonic missiles to attack Israel 2025-09-13 13: 54 · CCTV News