Ismail Haniyeh (file photo)
Washington: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh alias Ismail Haniyeh has not been killed in the airstrike. Till now it was being claimed in Tehran that he was killed in the so-called Israeli airstrike. But now the New York Times has surprised everyone by making a shocking revelation. The New York Times has reported, quoting many US and Middle East officials, that the death of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was waiting in a posh area of Tehran for 2 months. As soon as Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard reached there, both of them were killed. According to the American newspaper, a bomb was fitted in Ismail Haniyeh’s house 2 months ago.
Although the newspaper has not revealed who fitted the bomb, Iran has already accused Israeli intelligence agency Mossad for this. According to Iran, Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Mossad’s spying. According to Hamas, it was a “treacherous Zionist attack on Haniyeh’s residence in Tehran”.
The remote bomb was planted secretly
According to the New York Times, death had been awaiting the Hamas chief for more than two months at his Tehran home. A bomb had been secretly planted two months earlier at the guesthouse in Iran where he was expected to arrive. The guesthouse was inside a large complex used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) for its secret meetings and accommodation of important guests. Haniyeh, Hamas’ top negotiator, had led its political delegation to Qatar. He later arrived in Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.
The explosion was carried out after confirming that Haniya was in the room
According to the report of the American newspaper, when it was confirmed on Tuesday morning that Ismail Haniyeh was present in his room in the guesthouse, the killers detonated the bomb using a remote. The explosion was so powerful that the entire building shook. Many parts of it collapsed and windows broke. Haniyeh and his bodyguard were killed in this explosion. After the killing of the Hamas chief, there is now a danger of the peace talks to end the Israel-Hamas war being disrupted and another wave of violence starting. However, Israel has not yet taken responsibility for this.
Later, Iranian officials also admitted that the explosion took place inside the room
Earlier there was a possibility of a missile attack. But later Iranian officials also accepted that the explosion took place inside Ismail Haniya’s room. The bomb was somehow hidden. But the Iranian security agency is surprised as to how the killers were able to hide it for so long. What mistake did Iran make that the enemies fitted the bomb in Haniya’s room. Earlier it was being claimed that the Israeli missile dodged the air defense systems in the Iranian capital. But the damage was so minimal that it was much less than the damage caused by a missile attack.
Reconnaissance was done before planting the bomb
According to Middle Eastern officials, the planning took months and the compound was under detailed surveillance. The plan was so precise that Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziad al-Nakhlah was in the next room. But he was not badly injured. The killing has embarrassed Iranian authorities. They have not yet been able to figure out how or when the bombs were planted. A medical team present at the compound declared Haniyeh dead. They also failed to revive the bodyguard.
Mossad had sworn
Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad is primarily tasked with assassinations outside the country. Mossad chief David Barnea had vowed to eliminate Hamas leaders after the October 7 attacks. He had said that it would take time to reach Palestinian leaders, as it took after the Munich massacre. But he would not rest until he had eliminated them. Earlier too, Mossad had secretly run ‘Operation Wrath of God’ in 1972 to avenge the killings of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian operatives at the Barnea Munich Olympics. Its codename was Bayonet. It was extremely successful.
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