Bomb Smuggled Into Tehran Guesthouse Months Ago Killed Hamas Leader
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An explosive device hidden in a heavily guarded complex where Ismail Haniyeh was known to stay in Iran was what killed him, according to a Times investigation.

An explosive device hidden in a heavily guarded complex where Ismail Haniyeh was known to stay in Iran was what killed him, according to a Times investigation.

Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and an American official.

The bomb had been hidden approximately two months ago in the guesthouse, according to five of the Middle Eastern officials. The guesthouse is run and protected by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and is part of a large compound, known as Neshat, in an upscale neighborhood of northern Tehran.

Mr. Haniyeh was in Iran’s capital for the presidential inauguration. The bomb was detonated remotely, the five officials said, once it was confirmed that he was inside his room at the guesthouse. The blast also killed a bodyguard.

  • AmidFuror@fedia.io
    3616·
    3 months ago

    Imagine the outrage if Hamas staged a raid on Israeli civilians or Hezbollah rocketed a Druze soccer game.

    • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3611·
      3 months ago

      Sure, we can go back and tally up all the atrocities on each side. Where would that get us exactly?

      My point is that the Israeli government has done nothing but escalate and escalate. They have no interest in peace, only continued bloodshed and theft of land. That is not a viable tactic in the long term.

      • YeetPics@mander.xyzEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Where would that get us exactly?

        True understanding that two terrorist ideologies are at war and there is no moral high-ground to be found.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2214·
      3 months ago

      Imagine the outrage if Hamas staged a raid on Israeli civilians

      You hardly have to imagine.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–2019_Gaza_border_protests

      The IDF responded by blowing off the kneecaps of entire families of raiders. Adult male raiders, raider wives, and raider children were stopped dead in their tracks.

      Obviously, this is the only sane and rational response to such a vicious terrorist act. I’ll be excited to hear Lemmy applaud the response. And the response to the response. And on and on and on, forever.