Iran’s threat over Haniya’s murder, Israel on ‘highest alert’

Last Updated on August 3, 2024 8:57 am

The Middle East is hot because of the assassination of Ismail Haniya, the head of Hamas of Hezbollah. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed to punish Israel “severely” for killing Haniya. In such a situation, the Israeli army is afraid of a possible attack by Iran and its allies.

A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday that they were on “highest alert”. However, he said that the military is ready to face any situation from all sides. The Times of Israel.

The situation in the Middle East is getting worse day by day. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is on high alert in terms of attack and defense for any situation. Any aggression against us from any direction will be met with high price.

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has assured Israel of protection in view of threats from Iran and its proxy forces. The Times of Israel says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Joe Biden about the ongoing situation.

In a statement, the White House said Biden told Netanyahu that the United States would protect Israel from “all threats from Iran.” The United States will not deviate from their “commitment” in this regard. The two leaders also discussed the possibility and necessity of deploying US troops to Israel if necessary to prevent ballistic missile and drone attacks.

The two leaders spoke as Israeli television confirmed the country was nearing completion of a regional and international coalition to deter possible retaliatory attacks from Iran and Hezbollah.

Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniya was killed in a missile attack on a building in Tehran early Wednesday morning. At this time, one of his bodyguards was also killed. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme religious leader, has ordered a direct attack on Israel in response to Haniya’s murder.

In view of this, Sweden and Slovenia have warned the citizens of their respective countries to visit Israel. Sweden’s foreign ministry said it was imposing travel restrictions to Israel and Palestine due to the “serious” security situation in the Middle East. Such steps have been taken as the situation there is feared to worsen.
In a post on social media, Sweden’s Prime Minister Wolf Kristerson said in a statement that from now on all types of travel to both countries are strictly advised. Slovenia’s foreign ministry also said on Thursday that due to the current “situation” in Israel, we advise against all travel for security reasons.

On the other hand, the killing of Haniya will not be useful in the Gaza ceasefire, said US President Joe Biden. In the briefing, reporters asked him whether the recent killing of Ismail Haniya would be helpful in advancing the cease-fire dialogue in Gaza. “No, it won’t help,” Biden replied. I had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday morning. I told him the same thing.