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,
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,
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.”
Of course, Haniyeh’s killing could just have been opportunistic and born of a need for vengeance and a love of drama and fireworks,
It seems strange, I know, but there’s a level of public dissociation at work here,
People are tense, sure,
Apart from the timing, the two assassinations have nothing in common,
We have the basis for a ceasefire. He should move on it and they should move on it now,
Astonishingly, Israel had the assets and the capability to gain access to what should have been one of the most highly defended and secured targets in Iran,
Israel understands that reputation is everything in the Middle East,
There is no discussion on this point. The only things lying between us and you are the days, the nights and the battlefield,
We are looking for a real response, not a performative response, and for real opportunities. A studied response,
Their ability to track these individuals in fairly real time, find out where they are, where they're going to be, and then to be able to launch a surgical strike against them — it's an impressive capability,
The resistance cannot but respond. This is definite,
We are preparing for an attack on five fronts at any moment.
Israel is at a very high level of preparation for any scenario, both defensive and offensive,
Two scenarios were discussed: a simultaneous response from Iran and its allies or a staggered response from each party,
Let roaring anger marches start from every mosque,
There was no additional airstrike, not a missile and not an Israeli drone, in the entire Middle East that night,
It is too soon to tell what the impact of his death will have on negotiations (for a ceasefire deal in Gaza), and so I'm not going to speculate on that, especially in light of the broader dynamics and set of events unfolding in the region right now,