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Senior official tells TV: Netanyahu got cold feet on Soleimani, Israel gave key info
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Iranians prepare to set an Israeli flag on fire next to a picture of late Iranian general Qassem Soleimani during a rally marking al-Quds Day in Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2022. (AFP)
After Trump said Israel was involved in plans to kill Iran’s Qassem Soleimani, a senior Israeli security official tells Channel 12: “The operation to assassinate Soleimani was cooking for many months. At the last moment, Netanyahu got cold feet, for fear of the Iranian retaliation.”
He adds: “There was a one-time window of opportunity and Trump decided that if Netanyahu is afraid to do it, he will, and that’s what happened.”
But, he says, “Israel provided critical information and the US carried out the assassination itself.”
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