Days after the assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran, as of August 3, Iran, as well as other Islamic states that have claimed to retaliate against Israel, have not taken any action other than shouting.
Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
In this context, Israel has also become increasingly bolder, moving from initial silence on the incident to active and more radical action.
On August 1, Israel sources revealed to the media that Israel deliberately chose Tehran to assassinate Haniyeh in order to force Iran into a dilemma. This was the first time that the Israel side had acknowledged that the operation had been committed by Israel, and since then the Israel side has become more active.
On August 2, Hamas announced that five senior Hamas personnel, including two Hamas Politburo leaders and three military commanders of the Qassam Brigade, had been assassinated by the Israel Defense Forces in an underground tunnel in Gaza.
The Gaza Strip was hit by air strikes
The assassination of the two Hamas Politburo leaders in the Gaza Strip, Sirajuddin was mainly responsible for security affairs within the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli army's assassination in the Gaza Strip can be seen as a demonstration by the Israeli army against Hamas. As Israel sources previously said in their comments on the events in Chania, Israel can assassinate Chanih in any region if they want to.
In addition, the Israel Defense Forces carried out additional operations that day. Syria sources said that on August 2, local time, the Israel Air Force attacked Daba Airport in Homs Province, Syria. Syria has not reported casualties, and the Israeli army claims that the Lebanon Allah party used the airport to transfer weapons from Iran to Lebanon, while the Lebanon Allah party has not yet commented.
In addition, according to Lebanon sources, the Israel Defense Forces also attacked a convoy of oil tanks on the border between Lebanon and Syria on the same day, and the Israeli army launched three attacks on this convoy, and it is not yet known what the purpose of the Israeli army is.
Israel Air Force
The fact that Israel has been able to act so frequently is inseparable from the support of the United States behind it. Although Iran claims that United States was aware of Israel's actions in Tehran, United States officials revealed strong dissatisfaction with Israel President Joe Biden in his August 1 phone call with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It is reported that during Netanyahu's visit to United States not long ago, Biden asked him to resolve the hostage incident as soon as possible and reach a ceasefire as soon as possible.
For Biden, his main task at present is to fulfill his previous campaign promise as soon as possible within the remaining half a year of his term, and to canvass for his deputy Harris to participate in the election, and resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is one of his main political goals at present.
Netanyahu vs. Biden
However, for the Israel side, the current situation is a hasty end, and a peace talks with Hamas are not what Israel want, Israel hope to tie United States to their chariot by intensifying the situation, and then strive for more benefits.
After all, for United States, a disobedient Israel is better than a victory for Hamas and Iran in the Middle East. Against this backdrop, Netanyahu made this big gamble.
Judging by the current reactions from all sides, Netanyahu is right. Although Biden is extremely dissatisfied with Netanyahu's actions, the US military still takes a resolute attitude to protect Israel.
USS Lincoln aircraft carrier battle group
The United States Pentagon issued a statement on August 2 that United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd · Austin adjusted the deployment of US forces in light of the recent regional situation, announcing that a new aircraft carrier battle group will be deployed to the Middle East, and an additional fighter squadron and more anti-missile systems will be deployed.
Earlier, on 28 July, the US military had announced that it would send the "Roosevelt" formation to the Fifth Fleet mission area, and this time it would send the "Lincoln" battle group to this area. That is the main reason why Israel has begun to act more aggressively after 1 August.
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