Israel’s Assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Make War More Likely
Mossad courtesy of the Times of India
On Tuesday, Israel conducted an airstrike in Beirut that killed Fouad Shukr, a top Hezbollah commander. The following day, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the terrorist group Hamas, was killed in Tehran in a targeted attack.
These are just the latest in a series of successful targeted killings of terrorist leaders over the past year. These include Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force; Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas’s military wing; and Rafa’a Salameh, head of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade.
These assassinations have escalated tensions in the Middle East, with Iranians vowing severe retaliation against Israel, with calls for “Death to Israel,
