Israel-Hamas War|Death of Ismail Haniya
Analysis: Israel's choice of Iran the definition of provocation
If Israel, based on intelligence, can conduct impeccably precise operations 200 miles away, why has it spent ten months bombing Gaza? That's what Haaretz Alon Pinkas writes in an analysis of the attack on Hamas leader Ismail Haniya.
That Israel chose to kill Haniya precisely when he was in Iran is "the definition of provocation", writes Pinkas. He speculates that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's real aim is to escalate the conflict and draw in the US.
An escalation currently appears to be inevitable, writes Steven Cook in an analysis in Foreign Policy. Israel's high stakes and risk-taking are partly rooted in the lack of a formal security pact with the US, believes Cook, who writes that the US should clarify in detail under what circumstances the US "cavalry" will move in.
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Details: Mass arrests in Iran after Haniya's death
Iran has arrested over 24 people suspected of involvement in the bombing that killed Hamas political leader Ismail Haniya in Tehran earlier this week. This is stated by two Iranian sources for the New York Times.
According to the sources, among those arrested are high-ranking officials in the military and intelligence services, as well as staff at the guest house where Haniya was staying.
The British newspaper The Telegraph writes at the same time that Israel's intelligence service Mossad recruited Iranian agents to place explosives in three different rooms in the guest house where Haniya lived. The detonations must then have been carried out from abroad, according to a report that the newspaper has seen.
The New York Times reported Thursday that the bomb that killed Haniya was planted two months in advance.
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Details: Iran plans attack on August 12
There is evidence that Iran is planning an attack on Israel during the Jewish holiday of Tisha Beav, which falls on August 12-13. Western intelligence sources told Sky News Arabia, according to the Jerusalem Post.
According to the information, the attack will be coordinated with Lebanese Hezbollah. No further details appear.
Three Iranian officials previously told the New York Times that the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, ordered a revenge attack on Israel after Hamas leader Ismail Haniya was killed in Iran.
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Iran: A short-range robot that killed the Hamas leader
It was a short-range robot that this week killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniya in Tehran, claim representatives of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, according to several media outlets.
According to Iran, it was a seven-kilogram "warhead-tipped projectile" that was fired from a location outside the residence where Haniya was staying.
However, the New York Times has - citing sources - reported that bombs were placed in the guest house where Haniya was staying several months in advance. According to The Telegraph, Israel had recruited Iranian agents, infiltration that would be very embarrassing for Iran.
Iran accuses the US
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