The killing of a top leader in the Hezbollah group in southern Lebanon and its consequences for Hamas’s resurgence
The news comes just hours after Israel said it hadkilled a top commander in the Hezbollah group in Lebanon in an airstrike to retaliate for the killing of 12 children in a rocket attack on Majdal Shams.
Hamas said that Haniyeh, its top leader, was killed in Iran. In a statement released on Wednesday, the group said he was killed in an Israeli raid on his residence in Tehran after participating in the inauguration ceremony of new Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian.
An explosion ripped through the streets of southern Lebanon on Tuesday after Israeli forces struck an apartment building. Police closed off the roads so an ambulance could get to the area. People were shouting, “My family was inside, my family is inside!” as they ran toward the explosion.
The strike came as the international community has been urging restraint from both sides, fearing that an escalation on the Israel-Lebanon border could spark an all-out war.
The United States says Israel has a right to defend itself against threats from Hezbollah, while diplomacy is also needed to resolve conflicts in the region.
Deif is believed to have survived multiple Israeli assassination attempts over the years. He was called Osama Bin Laden by the Israeli Defense Minister.
The accomplishment of the goals of this war is what Gallant said is a significant milestone in the process of dismantling Hamas.
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Israel is preparing for a possible retaliation strike. Several major airlines have canceled flights to Israel due to concerns of an escalation in the region.
Israel can use the death of Hamas military and political leaders as a motivator to advance negotiations and finalize a truce and hostage-prisoner exchange with Hamas.
Israel has advocated for a ceasefire with Hamas, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from right wing political partners who want to continue the Gaza war.
“There hasn’t been a week where people haven’t told me, both domestically and abroad, to end the war,” Netanyahu said in a speech Wednesday. “End the war because we have achieved what can be achieved, and anyway, victory is impossible. I did not succumb to those voices then, and I will not succumb to them today either.”