Will Haniyeh Hit Change Minds in Tehran?

If they had wanted to, they could have eliminated Haniyeh in Qatar but chose to do so in Tehran for two reasons: first, to take out the chief of Hamas, but mainly to place Iran at the center of the dilemma of the future and to what intensity will it raise the height of the flames in the Middle East and how will it respond.

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According to security sources, it has been a while since Iran felt that it might lose its "proxies" in the Middle East. ....


Accordingly, sources in the security establishment estimated that Hezbollah wants Hamas to end the war with Israel and reach a deal for the release of the hostages.


Wednesday's targeted countermeasures proved that even in the event of a cease-fire with Hamas, Israel will not rush to reach a cease-fire with Hezbollah at any cost and will insist on the conditions that suit it.

Ed Morrissey

Israel has refrained from hitting Hamas leadership in Qatar presumably under orders from the US to do so. That's why the Mossad went to the lengths they did (which David will write about later) to take Haniyeh out in Tehran. Bohbot's right, though, that the message to Iran in this case is invaluable -- we can penetrate you at will, and we can hit anyone we like

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