According to a report in the Jewish Chronicle, the explosive device placed under Haniyeh’s bed was planted by two Iranians from the Revolutionary Guards' Ansar al-Mahdi security unit recruited by the Mossad, the same people who were supposed to secure the building and its guests. During the investigation carried out by the Iranians after the assassination, they saw on the security cameras a recording of guards entering his room.

According to the report, the guards were in the room for 3 minutes and then left, drove away from the building in a black car and were later smuggled out of Iran. The report claims that each of them received a 6-figure sum.

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The US thinks a ceasefire will stop the escalation by Hezbollah, prevent Iran from retaliating, and avoid a regional war. They are pushing heavily towards it. They have commissioned their proxies in Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar to exert pressure on Hamas and mediate with Iran.

No one knows what will happen.

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Clarification: The translation was poor, these are not IDF soldiers. They are “illegal immigrants”

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🔻Hamas: We announce the selection of Yahya Sinwar as head of the political bureau of the movement, replacing Ismail Haniyeh

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🔻Analyst Avi Issacharoff:

Hamas has chosen the most dangerous person to lead it

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🔻Israeli officer tweets

He said we made a mistake in assassinating Haniyeh

So Sinwar becomes the head of Hamas

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🔻Hamas leader Al-Mardawi:

The movement will be subject to the will of the new head of the Hamas political bureau, Yahya Sinwar

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🔻Hamas leader Osama Hamdan:

Hamas's quick and unanimous selection of Sinwar as president demonstrates the movement's vitality.

Hamas's message is that it has chosen someone who has been entrusted with the fight on the ground in Gaza for more than 300 days.

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AP: Samuel Seligson, a credentialed NYC journalist, was arrested this morning for filming a pro-Gaza action that targeted Brooklyn Museum leaders.

He now faces felony hate crime charges – even as officials acknowledge he did not participate in the vandalism.

Had this happened in Iran, Russia, or North Korea, they would have ranted against suppressing freedom of speech.

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