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Erdogan: Haniyeh’s Assassination is ‘Zionist barbarism’

CrossFireArabia
July 31, 2024

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Wednesday the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran as reported in Anadolu.

“I strongly condemn and curse the treacherous assassination carried out in Tehran against Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh,” Erdogan said on X.

Spokesperson for Turkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Omer Celik: “This assassination showed once again that the Netanyahu government is a network of genocide and massacre. The just cause of the brotherly Palestinian people will defeat these murderers sooner… pic.twitter.com/SbXsze8zpR
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 31, 2024

It was “a despicable attempt to undermine the Palestinian Cause, the glorious resistance of Gaza, and the rightful struggle of our Palestinian brothers, aiming to demoralize, intimidate, and suppress them,” he added.

Erdogan emphasized that this assassination mirrors previous attacks on Palestinian figures like Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Abdul Aziz al-Rantisi, asserting that “Zionist barbarism will once again fail to achieve its goals.”

Iranian media have reported that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an “airborne guided projectile” that hit the residence where he was staying in the north of the capital Tehran on Wednesday.

More details: https://t.co/zHCtvjYrTO pic.twitter.com/PVTpT6sJ8i
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 31, 2024

He called for a united stance from the Islamic world to end the oppression in Gaza and reaffirmed Türkiye’s commitment to supporting the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Erdogan concluded with a prayer for Haniyeh, extending condolences to his family and the Palestinian people.

Turkish President Erdoğan: "I strongly condemn and denounce the treacherous assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau, in Tehran. It is a despicable act targeting the Palestinian cause, and Israeli terrorism in the region must come to an end." pic.twitter.com/SwwYfVg4zj
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 31, 2024

Hamas announced early Wednesday that Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran.

The Iranian state television also reported Haniyeh’s death, noting that an investigation into the assassination is ongoing and that the results will be announced soon.

Israel has made no immediate announcement about the assassination according to the Turkish news agency.

Analyses

Haniyeh’s Murder Will Not Flake The Resistance

CrossFireArabia
July 31, 2024

The assassination of the Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, Wednesday, in Tehran shows there was a clear security breach, and Israel was looking for an opportunity to carry out the assassination and found it in the Iranian capital, said military and strategic expert Nidal Abu Zeid.

When Israel murdered his sons and grandchildren, Ismail Haniyeh remained calm and asked Allah to have mercy on them.

Haniyeh and his family have been in danger for decades.

This was why he was not in Gaza.

But they still killed him

Iran | tel Aviv | #hamas tehran | Israel pic.twitter.com/IuLDl4EshJ
— Nabeel Shah (@nabeel_AMU) July 31, 2024

Although he didn’t elaborate on the security breach, he said the assassination will not have an impact on the war in Gaza, saying the Palestinian resistance will not be shaken by the martyrdom of one of its leaders, Abu Zaid told Jo24.

Hamas is an ideology that will continue and grow among the Palestinian masses despite the great sacrifices it makes. Already over 38,000 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli warplanes, tanks and drones not to mention that over 90,000 injured.

These sacrifices by its leaders and elements in the field of Palestinian fighters from different factions will only increase their will, determination and resolve, he added.

If the resistance ended with the assassination of leaders, it would have ended with the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

May god have mercy on Ismail Haniyeh’s soul, glory to the resistance, glory to the Martyrs. pic.twitter.com/ByNTIZNzOi
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) July 31, 2024

Abu Zeid expects the assassination of the Hamas leader who was elected to run the Hamas organization in 2017, will raise the level of military operations by the Palestinian resistance. He said revenge for the murder of Haniyeh who was killed along with one of the bodyguards on the streets of Tehran will not be delayed and Hamas along with its Izz Al Din Al Qassam military wing will respond quickly.

These are believed to be some of the final images of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh before his assassination in Iran’s capital Tehran. pic.twitter.com/MJc9XrVhHK
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 31, 2024

Abu Zeid explained that the resistance operations will continue to pressure the Israel military occupation, especially in northern Gaza, to withdraw the remaining units of the 98th Paratroopers Division, as happened lately in eastern Khan Yunis, and inspite of the new wave of continual civilian displacements from the city.

He predicted that the losses of the Israeli occupation forces will rise in the coming period, and that the Palestinian resistance will carry out operations that will surprise Israel with new tactics in light of the state of crisis and caution it is experiencing, especially after the unconvincing response in the southern suburb of Beirut and after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.

Last picture of Ismail Haniyeh with his spouse. 💔🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/8HSSJrwSqn
— Syeda Aiman Zahra 🍁 (@SyedaaAiman) July 31, 2024

In a statement, Wednesday morning, Hamas said the assassination of chief of the political bureau was a “treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tahran.”

One of his body guards was also killed on the attack on his residence.

Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Tuesday. It was his first time to be seen in public.

News

Archbishop of Canterbury Appeals to Free Layan Nassir

CrossFireArabia
July 30, 2024

This is an appeal from the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to the Israeli authorities to free Palestinian Christian Layan Nasser from Israeli administrative detention. She has been detained since 6 April.

“I lament yesterday’s decision by an Israeli military court to renew Layan Nasir’s administrative detention for a further four months. This young Palestinian Christian from Birzeit in the West Bank has been held in detention since 6 April on classified evidence that leaves her facing unknown allegations with no way to disapprove them – not knowing when she will be released, all the time without being charged, tried or convicted…”

I lament yesterday's decision by an Israeli military court to renew Layan Nasir’s administrative detention for a further four months.

This young Palestinian Christian from Birzeit in the West Bank has been held in detention since 6 April on classified evidence that leaves her… pic.twitter.com/DtQ85WedSu
— Archbishop of Canterbury (@JustinWelby) July 30, 2024

He continues to say: “This is an egregious state of affairs, as is the fact that her transfer outside the West Bank to Damon Prison is in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. I ask the Israeli Government to look again at her case and that she be released. The widespread and routine manner in which Israel uses administrative detention of Palestinians as an instrument of Occupation is deeply discriminatory. It cannot be legally or morally justified. May God watch over Layan during her detention and comfort her family at this testing time.” #FreeLayan

News

Hezbollah Promises to Hit Back For Israeli Attack on Beirut

CrossFireArabia
July 30, 2024

Israel may have finally carried out its threat with its deadly military strike, Tuesday, on the southern suburb of Beirut.

Hospital Bahman, blanco del régimen sionista en Beirut. pic.twitter.com/GwyFsSKk3j
— Noticias del otro lado (@LadoNoticias) July 30, 2024

The strike as reported by the media is devastating with pictures of large explosions trending on the social media.

Different scenarios are being draw up. Reports range from the strike being near the Hezbollah Shura headquarters, a nearby hospital and an apartment in a building belonging Fouad Shukr, a senior director of the Hezbollah’s missile accuracy project and a senior advisor to Hassan Nasrallah.

Reports also say the target through an Israeli drone with missiles was aimed at the Rabie building in Haret Hreik, a Hezbollah stronghold. The building subsequently collapsed with at least two people reported killed.

#ISRAEL JUST BOMBED BEIRUT, #LEBANON. pic.twitter.com/EeYlE3VRqH
— Wasi Shah PTI (@Wasi_S9) July 30, 2024

Lebanese sources four say floors were leveled to the ground with rescue and ambulance crews continuing to remove the rubble and transport the injured with the number of injuries initially rising to 10.

However, the injuries continued to rise with a four killed and 80 injured including six children that arrived at the Bahman hospital.

Israel le ha tendido una tremenda emboscada a Hezbollah,
Todos los medios decían q Israel acordó con EEUU no bombardear Beirut 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/ditCZOZCy4
— Isaac (@isaacrrr7) July 30, 2024

While Israeli sources point to the success of the operation Hezbollah denies that Shukr was targeted and killed. The Israeli army said it targeted the commander responsible for the military operation on a school in Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights in which 12 children were killed, Saturday.

An Israeli military source said: “This is our response to the shooting of Majdal Shams…we have no intention of starting an all-out war. If Hezbollah does not respond, the event will end.”

Those injured in the Israeli bombardment of Beirut's Haret Hreik district were taken to the hospital.#Lebanon #Beirut #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/0I6AeDHy4D
— Palestine Info Center (@palinfoen) July 30, 2024

But people in the southern suburb of Beirut are up-in-arms. They are calling for retaliation with chats of support for Hezbollah and its chief Hassan Nasrallah who is promising to hit back at Israel. He has already warned that if Beirut and the southern suburbs are hit, Tel Aviv will also be hit.

And this suggests that this is the beginning of escalation between Hezbollah and Israel that could lead to an all-out war.

Features

Lebanese Flock to Beaches Despite Expected Israel Attacks

CrossFireArabia
July 30, 2024

Amid sweltering temperatures, Lebanese people are flocking to the beaches and shores of the country to cool off. This is despite a mounting threat of an Israeli attack on Lebanon that could happen any day now.

For the past 10 months, there have been reciprocal attacks between the Israeli army and the Lebanese Hezbollah group along the 120-kilometer (75-mile) border between Israel and Lebanon.

Tensions have escalated further following a missile attack on a football field in the town of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights.

The missile strike on Saturday killed 12 people. Israel blames Hezbollah for the attack. But Hezbollah denies playing any part in the attack.

'If Israel enters Lebanon, Erdogan will send forces': says former Israeli ambassador in Turkeyhttps://t.co/KoTtRoFFYC pic.twitter.com/FOMLWB5z6C
— qwerty (@qwerty14117587) July 30, 2024

Despite Israel’s threat of all-out war, Lebanese people, especially residents of Tyre, a city about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from the conflict zone, continue to head to the beach.

An Anadolu reporter interviewed people in Tyre who were swimming in the sea as they cooled off with their families and friends at a public beach.

Rayan Fayad, a Lebanese expat from Abidjan, Ivory Coast who was visiting his hometown with his family, said he loves the beach in Tyre.

“Everyone is happy and no one is afraid. People are carrying on with their lives as usual,” he said.

Another resident, Abdullah Yahya, subtly referring to Hezbollah said there is a force in Lebanon to prevent Israel from targeting civilians, which is why civilians continue to live normal lives.

“Our home is very close to Israel. Yet we still go out, come to Tyre, and continue our lives as we did before,” Yahya said.

Fears of a full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah have grown amid an exchange of cross-border attacks between the two side according to the Turkish news agency.

The escalation comes against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught on Gaza which has killed more than 39,300 people since last October following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas.