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We did not expect to be hit in Beirut. We thought these were red lines that the Israelis would respect,
Abdallah Bou Habib told the Guardian It really revives a little bit of the lost dignity of the intelligence community of Israel,
said Tamir Hayman, a retired general who, like Yadlin, served as head of defence intelligence We don’t believe that an escalation is inevitable … And there’s no signs that an escalation is imminent.”
The White House national security spokesperson, John Kirby, said If we continue [relying] on those very good tactical achievements, we are basically in the same place we have been yesterday,
For months, not a week has gone by without people, at home and abroad, telling me to end the war. I didn’t give in to those voices then and I won’t give in to them today,
The response to an assassination will indeed be special operations."
Hezbollah crossed the red line".
However, in a brief post on social media after the attack, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant simply said There are unconfirmed reports from Syria that Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Commander of the Aerospace Forces of the IRGC, was killed in an attack near the Syrian capital Damascus."
According to journalist Levent Kamal We are eagerly looking forward to any opportunity for carrying out Operation True Promise 2.0, and this next operation will be much larger and greater in every aspect."
These are attacks not just on the capitals of sovereign states but also on significant leaders to ensure total provocation & destabilisation.”
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas expresses condolences to the sons of our great Palestinian people ... Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement … was killed as a result of a treacherous Zionist attack on his residence in Tehran,
It constitutes a provocation that could escalate conflicts in the region and derail the ongoing negotiation,
the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a social media post on Wednesday This operation shows that Iran was unable to secure the guests of the Supreme Leader and the president,
said Hasni Abidi, director of the Geneva-based Centre of Studies and Research on the Arab World and Mediterranean (CERMAM). That the Iranians were not able to stop this assassination is very embarrassing for Iran,
said Agnes Levallois, deputy president of the Paris-based Institute of Research and Studies for the Mediterranean and Middle East (IREMMO). We know the Israelis have spies and therefore intelligence in Iran,
This is a confirmation of something we have all long known: The deep extent of penetration of Iranian security services by Israel,
said Arash Azizi, senior lecturer at Clemson University in the United States This assassination shows the entire Israeli intelligence system is very well developed to have all the information, and therefore allow the launching of this type of operation,
If we get that immediate ceasefire, if the Biden plan is adopted, it will allow de-escalation across the region. That is why we need to see that plan adopted by both sides as soon as possible.”
In parliament on Tuesday, Lammy said The Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported the resistance of the people in the region against the illegitimate Zionist regime,
This desperate act was based on sinister goals, including creating a new crisis at the regional level and challenging the regional and international relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran at this point in time, especially at the beginning of the ‘government of national unity’.”