Just as Lebanon and Israel were fighting on a large scale, the Palestinian-Israeli situation, which had always been tense, suddenly ushered in new variables. On the last day of July, Iran's capital Tehran was hit by an airstrike, and Hamas confirmed that Hamas's supreme leader Haniyeh had been killed in the airstrike. It is clear that this is an assassination attempt against a Hamas leader.
According to the Iran side, Hamas's supreme leader appeared in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran's President Pezekhitsian.
The sudden danger of an air strike on the capital of Iran and the death of Hamas's top leader raises concerns about whether the scale and intensity of the war in the Middle East will rise to a new level, and whether the situation will spiral out of control.
At the moment, no group has claimed responsibility for the assassination, despite Hamas's belief that Israel carried out the assassination. At this special moment, the statements of many parties are particularly noteworthy.
First, Iran has vowed to avenge Hamas.
According to CCTV News reported on the 31st, Iran's supreme leader expressed condolences for Hania's killing, and at the same time made it clear that retaliation is Iran's responsibility.
On the one hand, at the special moment when the Iran president took office, the attack on the Iran capital was not only a "dismount" to the Iran president, but also a clear violation of Iran's sovereignty, and at the same time exposed the inadequacy of Iran's domestic air defense, and Iran was bound to retaliate;
On the other hand, Iran can be said to be the core of the "axis of resistance" in the Middle East, and it is reasonable for Iran to help Hamas come out with such a major blow.
Next, it will be up to Iran to take revenge. However, Iran does not seem to have any intention of starting a full-scale war with Israel, according to a report by the Russia Satellite News Agency on the 31st, Iran's ambassador to Lebanon said that Iran does not seek a large-scale war and is not ready to become a victim of United States. It can be said that this is almost similar to Iran's past statements before the restrained response.
Second, the United States has finally spoken out to dissociate itself.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said United States was not involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh and United States had no knowledge of it, Reuters reported on July 31, and reiterated the importance of a ceasefire in Gaza. What do you think?
There are three possibilities.
1, United States really did not participate in this, after all, the Democratic administration has been committed to a ceasefire as soon as possible, repeatedly pressuring Israel to stop. At the time of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personal visit to United States, the Democratic Party was cold to Netanyahu, United States Vice President Harris once again urged Netanyahu to end the war;
2, the United States may be involved but refuse to recognize. After all, United States is a hardcore ally of Israel, and he has been saying one thing and doing another for a long time, and at the critical moment of the election, if United States admit that the killing of the Hamas leader is related to him, it will undoubtedly bring unnecessary trouble to the United States and the Democratic Party.
3, United States knew but stood by or knew but did not stop Israel. In fact, since the outbreak of this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israel has openly opposed United States not once or twice, and United States, especially the Democratic Party, seems to be unable to "restrain Israel."
Third, although the Russian side has condemned it, it still calls on all parties to exercise restraint.
According to a report by the Russia Satellite News Agency on the 31st, both the Russia Foreign Ministry and the Kremlin strongly condemned the assassination of the Hamas leader, but urged all parties to exercise restraint and avoid taking steps that would lead to the deterioration of the situation in the region and trigger a large-scale confrontation.
For Russia, once Israel and Iran go to war, United States will inevitably focus more on Israel, and the pressure on Russia will be reduced. However, Russia can still deal with the situation in Russia and Ukraine, and at the same time, Russia has never given up its layout in the Middle East, nor does it want the situation in the Middle East to get out of control, resulting in Russia having to be distracted from the Middle East.
Fourth, Qatar's voice is intriguing.
According to reference news reports, Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed ·Ben · Abdelrahman · Al Thani said on the 31st that he doubted the success of the negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
Qatar is the main mediator of the negotiations with Kazakhstan, but the Qatar prime minister said: "If one side assassinates the negotiator of the other side, how can the mediation succeed?" Peace requires serious partners".
The Qatar prime minister's remarks have two deep meanings: 1, implying that Israel assassinated the leader of Hamas; 2. Doubts about Israel's sincerity in negotiations.
It can be seen that regardless of whether Israel "refuses to respond" or not, many parties will almost inevitably question Israel. In short, the situation in the Middle East is becoming more and more worrying, and it remains to be seen whether the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will develop into a catastrophic war on a larger scale.