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December 24, 2024

Israel Confirms It Assassinated Haniyeh as It Threatens to Kill Houthi Leaders Next
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has publicly confirmed for the
first time that Israel was behind the assassination of Hamas leader
Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July. Katz made the comment as he threatened
to target the heads of the Houthi movement in Yemen,

Israel Katz: "We will damage its strategic infrastructure, and we will
behead its leaders. Just as we did to Haniyeh, Sinwar and Nasrallah in
Tehran, Gaza and Lebanon, we will do it in Hodeidah and Sana'a. Whoever
will raise his hand to Israel, his hand will be severed. The IDF's long
arm will harm him and will settle the score."

In recent days the United States and Israel have both bombed targets in
Yemen, while Houthi forces fired a rocket at Tel Aviv that injured 16
people.


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