JERUSALEM: Israel vowed to eliminate new Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the Oct 7 attack, whose appointment further inflamed regional tensions as the Gaza war entered its 11th month o
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state memorial for Ze'ev Jabotinsky, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, Aug 2024. Speaking at a military base on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was"determined" to defend itself.Army chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi vowed to"find him , attack him" and force Hamas to find another leader.
"If a ceasefire deal seemed unlikely upon Haniyeh's death, it is even less likely under Sinwar," according to Rita Katz, executive director of the SITE Intelligence Group.told reporters that it was up to Sinwar to help achieve a ceasefire, saying he"has been and remains the primary decider".Mohammad al-Sharif, a displaced Gazan, told AFP:"He is a fighter.
The United States, which has sent extra warships and jets to the region, urged both Iran and Israel to avoid an escalation. The Jeddah-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday said Israel was"fully responsible" for the"heinous attack" that killed Haniyeh, which it described as"a serious infringement" of Iran's sovereignty.
On Wednesday, a Lebanese security source said that a Hezbollah fighter and a civilian were killed in an Israeli strike near Jouaiyya close to the border. The Israeli military said it had eliminated a Hamas commander in the area.to Lebanon or limited them to daylight hours, while Egypt said Iran had warned civilian airlines to steer clear of its airspace as it will be conducting military exercises overnight.
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