Old Zhou
Abstract: On July 31, Hamas's supreme leader Haniyeh was killed in an attack in Tehran, Iran, although Israel did not admit it or amused, but everyone knew that Israel must have done it. Since its establishment in 1987, Hamas has always insisted on violently resisting Israel and Israel completely eradicating it. As a result, it has become a thorn in the side of Israel, which has carried out a series of beheading operations against Hamas's top leaders over the years.
On July 31, Hamas's supreme leader Haniyeh was killed in an attack in Tehran, Iran, and although Israel did not admit it or amuse, it was clear to everyone that Israel must have done it. Since its establishment in 1987, Hamas has always insisted on violently resisting Israel and Israel completely eradicating it. As a result, it has become a thorn in the side of Israel, which has carried out a series of beheading operations against Hamas's top leaders over the years.
Since Iran has not released the details of the attack on Hania, Israel has been even more tight-lipped about it. There are different theories about how Chaniye was beheaded, and there is even a "fake" claim that Israel agents had planted a bomb in Chaniyeh's room two months earlier.
Haniyeh's visit to Iran this time is to attend the inauguration of new President Pezeshiziyan. It is possible that this itinerary was finalized two months ago. It was also possible to determine two months before Haniyeh which hotel to stay in after arriving in Tehran, because this hotel is an upscale guest house for the Revolutionary Guards, which specializes in hosting visiting high-ranking figures. But it's impossible to even decide which room to go to. A person like Chania, who has been blacklisted for death, naturally attaches great importance to safety and security, and determining the itinerary two months ago is undoubtedly a taboo for security and impossible. Taking a step back, even though Haniyeh thought it was safe in Tehran and decided two months ago which hotel and which room to stay in, Israel agents planted the bomb in the Austrian room. So the Iran side will not conduct a security check on the room for two months? A day or two before moving in, a full security check is inevitable, and the bomb that was planted two months ago can't be detected? A bomb hunter can easily spot a bomb. Therefore, this claim that the bomb was planted two months ago is complete nonsense.
According to the photos of the scene exposed by the Iran media, this hotel is located on a mountain peak, the terrain is dangerous, from the ground, it is a man who is not open, and it is obviously very difficult to penetrate from the ground. But if the attack is carried out from the air, it is a very striking target. And as you can see in the photo, the entire building is intact, except for the room where Hania lives has been blown out of a large hole. In addition, although the building is covered with a green cloth in the photo, traces of detonation on the exterior wall can still be seen in the exposed area, and if the bomb placed in the room explodes, it is impossible for the exterior wall to have such traces. It is only possible that such a trace can be produced by an attack from the outside. It is clear that this is a masterpiece of precision-guided weapons.
Although the distance between Israel and Tehran is about 2,800 kilometers in a straight line, the Israeli army can send F-35s or drones into Iran's airspace, cruise in the launch position 1,000 kilometers from Tehran, and launch missiles immediately once it receives accurate information that Haniah has entered the room. This is the most typical method of air raid decapitation. Locals reported hearing two explosions in succession, and the second explosion was louder, which is also consistent with the characteristics of a long-range missile attack.
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was born in Gaza during the first Palestinian intifada in 1987 and aimed to resist Israel by violent means, so it launched its first attack against Israel in 1989, kidnapping and killing two Israeli soldiers. As a result, Israel recognized it as a terrorist organization and began to crack down on Hamas, focusing on the beheading of Hamas's top leaders.
Here is an inventory of Israel's beheadings of Hamas's top leaders over the years:
In January 1996, Aiyas, a key leader of Hamas, who had orchestrated suicide bombings against Israel, was beheaded.
In 1997, Khalid · Machar, a key leader of Hamas, was poisoned in Jordan, but did not die. Jordan demanded that Israel hand over the antidote, and the capital dissolved the peace agreement with Israel. Under pressure from the international community, Israel handed over the antidote, and Machar escaped.
Ahmad · Yassin, one of the founders of Hamas and the spiritual leader of Hamas, is still regarded by Israel as the most dangerous enemy despite being quadriplegic, near-mission in both eyes and in a wheelchair for many years. He was arrested by Israel in 1991 and sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1997, Hamas exchanged two captured Israel's Mossad agents for Yassin. In March 2004, Israel helicopters fired missiles that beheaded Yassin.
In October 2004, Mohsen· Abu · Zina, Hamas's chief weapons expert and senior head of the weapons division, was Israel beheaded.
In December 2004, Hamas's supreme leader, Ab·dulaziz · Lantis, who succeeded Yassin, was Israel beheaded.
In January 2008, senior Hamas leader Nizar · Layan, who was beheaded by Israel and is also Hamas's most hard-line figure, has long advocated terrorist attacks on Israel — the October 7, 2023, Hamas-based terrorist attack on Israel, which Layan strongly advocated.
In January 2024, Saleh · Aruri, Hamas's deputy Politburo deputy chairman, who is also Hamas's number two, was beheaded by Israel in Lebanon.
On 13/07/24, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a heavy air strike on a building in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis's red line, which is a security zone designated by Israel that normally does not attack targets within the red line and where civilians can be safely protected. In this round of the Kazakh-Israeli conflict, the Israeli army has indeed complied with this guarantee and has never attacked targets within the red line. But this time it was an exception, because Israel obtained accurate information, the military leader of Hamas, the supreme commander of the Qassam brigade of the Hamas armed forces, Dave, whose real name is Mohammed · Diab · Masri.
"Dave" is just a pseudonym, or a nickname, "Dave" means guest in Arabic, which means that he does not stay in one place for a long time, and changes his sleeping place every night. It's like being a wandering guest who doesn't have a fixed home of his own. The reason why he did this was to avoid being pursued by Israel. In fact, he was hunted down by Israel many times, and even once in a rather dangerous situation, he was seriously injured and lost an eye. That's why he is also known as the "Cat of Nine Lives". But this time it still did not escape, three missiles hit accurately, the entire building was razed to the ground, hundreds of people were killed and injured, the scene was so tragic that even the body was difficult to identify, and finally it was not until August 1 that Israel announced that Dave had been beheaded in the airstrike.
On July 31, 2024, Haniyeh, chairman of the Hamas Politburo, was beheaded in Tehran.
Now, in this round of the Kazakh-Israeli conflict, 30 of the 54 Hamas leaders on the death poker issued by Israel have been confirmed to be beheaded - Dave is the king of this poker.
Of the triumvirate of Hamas's core leadership, Dave and Hamia have both been decapitated, and only Sinwar is still alive, and he is said to have at least two hostage children around him at all times as "human shields" and hide in Gaza's authentic Middle East to hide from Israel.
The latest news before the deadline for this article, on August 1, the Israel army found an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip, and determined through technical means that there were many important members of Hamas and more than a dozen security personnel in the tunnel, so the Israeli army decisively blew up the tunnel, and finally determined that two members of the Hamas Politburo were killed in this tunnel: Rawihi· Mushtaha and Sameh· Siraj, among the 15 members of the Hamas Politburo, Mushtaha is in charge of Hamas's financial operations and is a close friend of Sinwar. Also one of the toughest members of Hamas; Siraj is responsible for Hamas's internal security in the Gaza Strip and is the head of Hamas's secret intelligence service. On Israel's death poker, Mushtaha is the King of clubs and Siraj is the Queen of spades, both of which are relatively high and important targets. In this way, 32 targets on death poker have already been beheaded by Israel.
In addition to these two men, there are three key commanders of the Qassam brigades of the Hamas forces: Abdul-Hadi·· Hadi Siam, Sami · Odeh and Mohammed · Hadid. This is also the time in which Israel has targeted five Hamas leaders in this round of Kazakh-Israeli conflict, setting a new record for the number of beheaded leaders in a single operation.
On August 3, Haytham · Baridi, a key leader of the Qassam Brigade of the Hamas forces, was killed in a car in the West Bank of Jordan with several Hamas members when they were hit by missiles.
Now, on Israel's death list, Hamas's most important senior leader is only Sinwar.
(The picture in this article comes from the Internet)
Lao Zhou, whose real name is Zhou Ming, once used the screen name Guangting, has been engaged in the study of military war history for a long time, and has served as a guest on military columns on Phoenix Satellite TV and Shanghai TV many times. He has published more than 20 military books, which can be consulted and purchased on the micro-store "Zhibingtang Bookstore" and a treasure online store "Zhibingtang Bookstore". Now there is a personal column "Lao Zhou Military" on Himalaya, which produces military audio programs. The "Old Zhou New Observation" video account has been set up on major video platforms to interpret military hot spots, please support.