Quotes
Austin has ordered adjustments to U.S. military posture designed to improve U.S. force protection, to increase support for the defense of Israel, and to ensure the United States is prepared to respond to various contingencies,
the Pentagon said in a statement This terrorist operation was carried out by firing a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kilograms - causing a strong explosion - from outside the accommodation area,
the Guards said in a statement The State of Israel will not tolerate expressions of mourning for a murderer like Ismail Haniyeh,
foreign minister Israel Katz said in a statement In connection with a growing number of Polish tourists visiting Lebanon, Israel and Iran, we want to repeat that we have long advised against any kind of travel to this region,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the social media platform X There is no point. Israel crossed all the red lines. Our response will be swift and heavy,
the Wall Street Journal quoted an Iranian diplomat The President discussed efforts to support Israel’s defense against threats, including against ballistic missiles and drones, to include new defensive U.S. military deployments,
according to the White House This security breach requires different policies and strategies; it may be arresting spies if there was infiltration, or retaliation if the operation was conducted from outside the borders, or a combination of both,
Sasan Karimi, a political analyst in Tehran, said in a telephone interview The risk that the situation on the ground could deteriorate rapidly is rising,
Lammy said in a statement, calling for "an immediate ceasefire" in Gaza with hostages released and aid "getting in in sufficient quantity". There was no other Israeli aerial attack... in all the Middle East" on the night of Haniyeh's killing
Asked about the report, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari told journalists Let Friday be a day of rage to denounce the assassination,
said senior Hamas official Izzat al-Risheq The perception that Iran can neither protect its homeland nor its key allies could be fatal for the Iranian regime, because it basically signals to its foes that if they can’t topple the Islamic Republic, they can decapitate it,
said Ali Vaez, the Iran director for the International Crisis Group The action was designed and carried out by the Zionist regime and supported by the U.S.,
said the Guard's statement and reiterated a call for retaliation The warmongering and terrorist Zionist regime will receive harsh punishment in the suitable time, place, and capacity,
We are sure that his blood will bring out victory, dignity and liberation,
senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, seen as a possible successor to Haniyeh, said from the Doha mosque where Haniyeh’s coffin was displayed beside that of his bodyguard, who was also killed in the Tehran attack This operation reflects the fact that Hamas is disintegrating, and that Hamas terrorists may either surrender or they will be eliminated,
It’s not helped.”
U.S. President Joe Biden, asked Thursday at the White House if the assassination of Haniyeh ... He was There are fewer people on the street, there’s a general sense of anxiety, but it’s not anywhere near as hysterical as in October when people were convinced that Hezbollah was going to invade from the north,
he said, describing the days after the October 7 Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel Given the environment, the public has little problem separating the call for the hostages’ return and celebrating the killing of the man Israel was in talks with to achieve that,
he said, referring to how Israelis are traumatised by the events of October 7. It seems strange, I know, but there’s a level of public dissociation at work here,
I don’t think anyone knows what’s going to happen now. I think everyone’s trying to work out what the response will be or where it’s going to come from.”