Haniyeh Allegedly Killed By Iran's Revolutionary Guard Recruited By Israel

Ismail Haniyeh/PHOTO DOK via Wikimedia Commons/council.gov.ru

JAKARTA - Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh was killed by two Iranian citizens members of the security unit Ansar al-Mahdi of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps recruited by the Israeli spy agency Mossad, according to a report from the Jewish Chronicle newspaper.

The report reported by Anadolu, reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 7, said two people from the group in charge of securing guests and the building where invited guests were staying placed an explosive device under Haniyeh's bed.

"Iran himself realized this after the murder, when the guards were seen in the security camera footage on the day the murder moved quietly in the hallway to the room where Haniyeh planned to stay, opened the door with a key and entered the room," the report said.

"Three minutes later the guards (who were each offered a lot of money and relocation directly to the northern European country) were caught on camera calmly leaving the room, down the stairs leading to the main entrance of the building, leaving the building, then getting into a black car," the report continued.

The parking attendant then identified them and opened the gate without asking anything and an hour later they were evacuated from Iran by Mossad.

After deciding to continue the killing of Haniyeh, Mossad is looking for the right moment to carry out the plan. It was then that Haniyeh accepted an invitation to Tehran for the inauguration of the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The newspaper added that Mossad with the help of intelligence unit 8200 (the IDF unit responsible for covert operations), intercepted a phone call between the organizers of the inauguration and invited guests.

"When Haniyeh confirmed his arrival, Mossad began implementing its plans, eliminating Haniyeh at the guest house where he used to stay during his visit to Tehran," he said.

Tensions escalated in the Middle East following the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 in Iran's capital Tehran and the assassination of senior commander Hezbollah Fuad Shukr by Israel in Beirut.

Hamas and Iran accuse Israel of killing Haniyeh, while Tel Aviv has not confirmed or denied his responsibility. Iran vowed to give Israel harsh punishment in retaliation for the killing of Haniyeh in its territory.

The Lebanese Hezbollah group is also expected to retaliate after Israel killed Shukr in an air strike on the southern outskirts of Beirut on July 30.