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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Israel didn’t expect Iran to directly respond to killing of Haniyeh, US allegedly assesses
US officials believe Israel did not expect Iran to directly respond to the killing in Tehran of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, according to a column by David Ignatius in the Washington Post.
Jerusalem had also not anticipated that the killing of senior IRGC officials in Syria in April would be met with Iran’s subsequent major drone and missile attack on the Jewish state, the piece adds.
