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After Haniyeh’s assassination, conflict between Israel and Hamas could escalate and drag in US: Meshulam

  • July 31, 2024
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Mauricio Mechoulam, an internationalist and professor at the Iberoamerican University’s Faculty of International Studies, said that after the assassination of important Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, it was likely

After Haniyeh’s assassination, conflict between Israel and Hamas could escalate and drag in US: Meshulam

Mauricio Mechoulam, an internationalist and professor at the Iberoamerican University’s Faculty of International Studies, said that after the assassination of important Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, it was likely that the conflict is escalating What’s up with them and Israel? could drag the United States down, Therefore, he classified the situation as delicate.

“This, without a doubt, represents the possibility of an escalation of the conflict that we have seen since October to date, towards big war This could even drag down the United States at a certain point, so we are talking about a truly delicate level of the situation,” he said.

On July 30, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was killed in an attack attributed to Israelwhen he was in Tehran, the capital of Iran, where he attended the inauguration ceremony of the country’s new president.

On the other hand, Israel recognized the day before assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr a political group, an enemy of Israel in Lebanon.

In this regard, Meshulam believed that it was likely that Iran will want to coordinate, along with Hezbollah and other actors, response against Israel.

“What will likely follow is how the counter-message will be given by these actors, a response from Hezbollah is expected, but the fact that there is an attack on Iranian territory implies that Iran will likely also want to coordinate this response with Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian actors who have previously attacked Israel,” he said.

In addition, he stated that Haniyeh’s murder makes Iran look ridiculous. because it shows that Israel has the ability to bypass this country’s security.

“The fact that this character was with these people and that Israel subsequently eliminated him in this way puts, let’s say, disgraces or ridicules Iran “Because it shows that Israel has the ability to bypass Iran’s security and penetrate the center of Teran,” he said.

In addition, the internationalist claimed that the fact that Israel killed Haniyeh while he was on Iranian territory and killed Hezbollah’s second-highest ranking man, Fuad Shukr, is an intelligence message for dissuade these entities from continuing to act against you and attacks him.

“The killing of the second man in Hezbollah, and then the first in Hamas, within hours of each other, yes. This is a message of power, This is an intelligence message, but it is also a message that Israel is trying to dissuade these actors from continuing to act against it and from continuing to attack,” he added.

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Source: Aristegui Noticias

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