Martyring a Hamas commander (not an Iranian) in a controlled setting to “rally the troops” is hardly bombing itself, but perhaps the best way to control the “facts” about the assassination itself.
Someone will have to replace Haniyeh, & I’m assuming that someone will be selected based upon its/his affiliation and Camaraderie with Iran itself by Hamas, cementing a closer alignment between Iran & Hamas. Would that be to Israel’s benefit just like would rallying Iran’s allies around it be to Israel’s benefit?
Was Ismail Haniyeh killed by a “short range projectile” or by a “bomb under the bed planted two months ago (or the same day) and triggered by a short range device” because I can find new stories claiming both? Either way, “short range” is the commonality in both claims.
Ismail Haniyeh, staying at a (guarded by the Iranians themselves) building on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, was blown up. That’s also a commonality in both claims.
Israel had no problem claiming responsibility for taking out a Hezbollah leader the day before, but hasn’t claimed responsibility for Ismail Haniyeh. Weird that. Did Israeli killing a Hezbollah commander in Syria the day before create the perfect conditions to be scapegoated for martyring Ismail Haniyeh to be replaced by someone with the approval of Iran?
I’m not saying Israel isn’t responsible because they could very well be, & tactically accepting responsibility is probably to their advantage if they are responsible, because it would show that nobody is safe from them anywhere…except that’s not what they’re doing.
Currently, if they can’t even decide upon whether this was a bomb under the bed or a short range projectile, it’s interesting that Iran can confirm that it was an Israeli operation with backing by the US.
Israel has not confirmed or denied its role in the killing of Haniyeh, but Israel earlier pledged to kill him and other Hamas leaders over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, so blame would be easy to point the finger at Israel.
Here are the contenders to replace Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
His deputy was Saleh Arouri, who was killed in January and would have been the automatic replacement. This leaves several possibilities.
has signed on with the SA ICJ charge.
