WAR ON GAZA
4 MIN READ
Netanyahu says ready for 'every scenario' after murdering Haniyeh in Iran
Netanyahu notes facing pressure for months to end genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza, but insists, "I have not succumbed to those voices and will not."
Netanyahu says ready for 'every scenario' after murdering Haniyeh in Iran
Demonstrators march during a pro-Palestinian protest on the day Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris near the White House in Washington DC on July 25, 2024.  / Photo: Reuters / Reuters

Israel's hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his country is prepared for any scenario following the Israeli assassinations of Hamas political chief and negotiator Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and senior Hezbollah leader Fouad Shukr in Lebanon.

In his recoded message full of belligerence, Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed that his genocidal war on besieged Gaza will not stop.

"From the beginning of the war, I made it clear that we are fighting against the Iranian axis of evil," Netanyahu said in a recorded message aired by local media.

"In my speech to (US) Congress, I emphasised the three main tools of the Iranian axis of evil: Hamas, the Houthis, and Hezbollah," he added.

Hinting at responsibility for the assassination of Hamas' main negotiator Haniyeh, in Iran, Netanyahu said, "In the past few days, we have dealt a crushing blow to each of them."

"Three weeks ago, we targeted Hamas Chief of Staff Mohammed Deif. Two weeks ago, we attacked the Houthis in one of the most far-reaching operations, and yesterday we targeted Hezbollah Chief of Staff (Fouad Shukr)," he said.

He alleged that Shukr was responsible for a rocket that fell on the Druz town of Majdal Shams in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, killing 12 people.

Hezbollah denied responsibility for the attack and has called it a false-flag operation.

"Challenging days are ahead, and since the strike in Beirut, threats are being sounded from everywhere," said Netanyahu. "We are ready for every scenario and will stand united and determined against every threat," he said.

RelatedHezbollah confirms Israeli strike in Beirut assassinates senior commander

ICJ genocide case

Netanyahu noted facing pressure for months to end the war on Palestinians, without specifying the sources of pressure, but insisted, "I have not succumbed to those voices and will not."

He justified his recalcitrance by saying, "If we had surrendered, we would not have destroyed the terrorists and their infrastructure, we would not have controlled the Philadelphia Corridor, and we would not have created the conditions that bring us closer to the plan for the release of hostages."

Israel announced the assassination of Shukr, 63, in an air strike on Beirut. Hezbollah confirmed the death of the prominent Hezbollah military late on Wednesday.

Hours after the attack on Shukr, Tel Aviv assassinated Haniyeh in an air strike that targeted his residence in Tehran, where he had arrived to attend the inauguration of Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Israel has killed 39,445 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounded over 91,000 so far in its carnage in besieged Gaza.

Tel Aviv has also reduced most of the blockaded enclave to ruins, while causing major shortage of basic necessities, including water, food, electricity and medicine, which also caused the spread of diseases.

Israel and its extremist leaders including Netanyahu are accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice.

SOURCE:TRTWorld and agencies
Explore
Türkiye and 7 other nations condemn Israel's plans to displace Palestinians
Israeli gunfire wounds two Palestinians, including a child, in occupied West Bank
Gaza families finally recover remains of 100 relatives from rubble in Israel's genocidal war
Israeli opposition lawmaker calls Netanyahu's removal an 'existential need'
Israel considers new 'security zone' up to 4 km inside Lebanon — report
Israeli violence unabated despite Huckabee's 'terrorist' label for illegal settlers in West Bank
Pro-Palestine rallies in Europe, kites flown across Dutch cities in solidarity with Gaza
US ambassador Huckabee says Israel must protect Palestinians in occupied West Bank
‘What would it take for US to hold Israel accountable?’: Two years since Aysenur Ezgi Eygi’s murder
Freedom Flotilla Coalition announces new mission to Gaza in October amid Israel's genocide
Terrorism by illegal Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank can cost Israel US support: Huckabee
EU rejects any attempt at demographic, territorial changes in Gaza
Palestinian killed by Israel-backed militia as Israeli fire wounds others in Gaza
Husband of slain Turkish-American activist decries lack of US investigation two years on
Israeli police shoot Palestinian man dead in occupied East Jerusalem
Israel threatens retaliation as UK weighs sanctions over illegal settlements
Israel's Ben-Gvir unveils plan to ethnically cleanse 1.8M Palestinians from besieged Gaza in 7 years
Israel kills two Palestinians, wounds two others in Gaza amid continued ceasefire violations
Israeli army arrests 21 Palestinians, including journalist, in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces carry out multiple raids in occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem