So in the past few days, Israel has assassinated the Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh while he was in Tehran for a meeting.
They also assassinated Hezbollah #2 Fuad Shukr in Beruit in response to the rocket attack on Majdal Shams that killed 12 children playing football. (Soccer)
While I believe that the exit of these two individuals in fact makes the world a better place, I do not think that the fact of they were assassinated will have the same effect.
The strike on Shukr is perhaps more justifiable, given that it is believed that he was directly involved in the strike.
I think that the assassination of Haniyeh is less justifiable, if just because he was deeply involved in negotiations to end the conflict and get the hostages still held in Gaza back.
I'm wondering if part of the motivation, in Netanyahu's part at least, was to extend the war.
Bibi has to know that once the war has ended, he will be turfed out of office, and then he will go to jail for corruption.
Unfortunately, I see nothing good coming from this.
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