As anger simmers over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Israel, its allies and the wider region are bracing for possible Iranian retaliation.
Thousands of mourners converged around the flag-draped coffin of Hamas’ slain political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Qatar on Friday as the fallout surged from his death in an alleged Israeli attack.
Following the back-to-back assassinations of Haniyeh in Tehran early on Wednesday and top Hezbollah commander Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Oncu Keceli, shot back that Israel “cannot achieve peace by killing the negotiators” – a reference to Haniyeh’s role in ceasefire talks – while hundreds of Turks gathered at the historic Hagia Sophia to pay tribute to the Hamas leader as his funeral service got under way.
An intercepted ballistic missile that fell near the Dead Sea in Israel during Iran’s attack in April.This time, Iran’s response may be more fierce, given the embarrassment of having a foreign dignitary and top ally assassinated in the heart of its capital. Among its options are another direct assault on Israel, stepped-up attacks by its regional proxies, or hitting Israeli targets elsewhere in the world.
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