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According to Axios, citing three unnamed US officials, any response from Iran would be similar to its attack on Israel on April 13, but possibly on a larger scale. Hezbollah may join this operation. The leader of the Lebanese group, Hassan Nasrallah, also promised to respond to the liquidation of I. Haniyeh.
According to the publication, the administration of US President Joe Biden is concerned about the situation. The White House fears that it may be more difficult to rally the same international and regional coalition of countries that defended Israel against a previous Iranian attack because Haniyeh’s killing is linked to the war between Israel and Hamas, which has fueled strong anti-Israel sentiment across the region.
The attack in April was in retaliation for an Israeli strike on an Iranian facility in Damascus that killed a senior Iranian general. Several Arab countries, including Jordan and Saudi Arabia, have either helped shoot down Iranian and Houthi drones or allowed the US and Israel to use their airspace to counter the threat.
On Wednesday, US intelligence received clear signals that Iran was planning to retaliate in retaliation for the killing of Haniyeh. According to two US officials, it could take several days for the Iranians and their proxies to coordinate and prepare an attack on Israel.
Another U.S. official said the Pentagon and the U.S. Central Command are making similar preparations as they did before the April attack. The readiness includes US military assets in the Persian Gulf, the eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
“We expect a few tough days,” he said.
Israeli intelligence believes Iran will launch a large-scale missile attack on Israel, a source has revealed. Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagar said at a press conference on Thursday that Israel’s international partners had increased their forces in the region to help counter a possible attack.
Amid rising tensions in the region, several US and international airlines, including United, Delta, Lufthansa and Swiss, have announced the suspension of flights to and from Israel.
I. Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, was killed in his residence in Tehran on July 31. According to the Saudi publication Al Hadath, the residence was hit by a guided missile. Almost immediately after, reports appeared that Israel was involved in the attack.
The death of a Hamas political leader has sparked fears of an Iran-Israeli war.
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