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Two strikes for the "price" of one: Israel not only eliminated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, but did so in the home of its sworn enemy, Iran. And not in any place, but in the capital Tehran, where the latter had gone to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the new president Masoud Pezeshkian.
And above all, in the same hours where we have witnessed warnings of a new escalation between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah. A moment of uncertainty, during which the administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden has tried to push Hamas and Israel to accept at least a temporary ceasefire and the release of hostages. It is difficult, if not impossible, to imagine what could happen now.
On the Middle East front, Turkey immediately positioned itself after strongly condemning what it described as a "brutal murder", attributing it to the Israeli government. Moreover, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has regularly hosted Haniyeh. A Foreign Ministry statement said the killing showed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government "has no intention of achieving peace" and that "the attack was aimed at escalating the Gaza conflict on a regional scale."
But fear is also growing in Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that, despite the events of the past 24 hours, the United States hopes that Israel will be able to reach a diplomatic solution. "I don't think war is inevitable," he told reporters in Manila, Philippines. "I think there is always room and opportunity for diplomacy and I would like the parties to pursue those opportunities." At the most critical stage, in the run-up to the presidential elections in November, Washington cannot afford a conflict abroad, although it continues to confirm its commitment alongside its ally, Israel. The fact that there has not yet been a reaction to the news from the White House is actually a rather ambiguous signal.
From the Palestinian Politburo, the condemnation is almost unanimous: the senior Palestinian official Hussein al-Sheikh, in the West Bank, condemned the killing of Haniyeh as a "manly act": "We denounce and strongly condemn the killing of the head of the Politburo, the national leader, Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian Authority's head of civil affairs wrote in X. Senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk added that Haniyeh's killing will not go unanswered. Added to this are calls for a general strike and mass protests in the West Bank, including in Ramallah and Nablus, following the news of the killing of Ismail Haniyeh. Additionally, Al Jazeera has reported that calls for mobilization by "Palestinian resistance groups" have resumed.
This move by Israel now terrifies even the families of the hostages, who fear even the smallest flutter of the "butterfly's" wings, which could disrupt the delicate balances or lines of communication so difficult to establish in the weeks The last.
It all puts enormous pressure on Netanyahu's government, which is already struggling, but above all, risks causing Hamas to back down.
"For the leaders of Hamas, the right place is hell, and we are all for them to pay for their actions, but we cannot allow the killing of Haniyeh to end the search for a deal and sentence to death our dear people who are being held hostage". This statement, quoted by Haaretz, was made by Einav Zangauker, Matan's father, who has been held hostage in Gaza by Hamas since October 7. Addressing Netanyahu, the hostage's father reiterated that "his responsibility is first and foremost to return" the hostages to their families, "by reaching an agreement, without new conditions or unnecessary obstacles." / Il giornale
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