US legislator says ‘world is safer’ after Israeli assassinations
Despite growing fears of an all-out regional war, Republican Congresswoman Lisa McClain has lauded Israel for killing Hamas’s Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, claiming that the “world is safer” after the assassinations.
Israel has not taken responsibility for the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran.
This week, Israel eliminated top leaders from both Hamas & Hezbollah. The world is safer today thanks to their bravery & decisive actions.
As PM Netanyahu said just last week "Our enemies are your enemies, our fight is your fight, & our victory will be your victory."
— Representative Lisa McClain (@RepLisaMcClain) August 2, 2024
Hamas official rejects claim Haniyeh was killed with a bomb
The representative of Hamas in Tehran has refuted reports that Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a bomb planted in his room long before his arrival in the Iranian capital.
Khaled Qaddoumi said he was in the building where the Palestinian leader was assassinated on the fourth floor, as quoted by a report in the London-based news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
“It was clear from the appearance of the place after the attack and from the body of the martyred leader Ismail Haniyeh that the targeting was carried out by an airborne projectile,” he said, adding that he will not discuss further details as Iran is still investigating.
Qaddoumi said a wall and the ceiling of the room Haniyeh was staying in had collapsed due to the severity of the impact of the projectile.
The New York Times has reported, citing unidentified Middle East officials, that Haniyeh was killed by a bomb placed in his usual residence in Tehran two months before the assassination.
CNN reported that as well, western media just copies each other without fact checking.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/01/middleeast/ismail-haniyeh-iran-explosion-bomb-planted-intl/index.html
Felt rather implausible to me. 2 months, not a single security sweep?
According to the source, who had been briefed on the operation, the bomb was concealed about two months ago in the guest house where Haniyeh was known to stay in Tehran and detonated remotely once he was inside his room there.
