© Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images/HandoutHamas-Leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, Marwan Issa named as targets by Israel
Israeli leaders are planning a program of targeted assassinations of Hamas leaders across the world — reminiscent of the "Wrath of God" operation that targeted the terrorists behind the attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, according to a new report.
Those in the sights of Mossad assassins include top Hamas heads living in Lebanon, Turkey, and Qatar, the Wall Street Journal reported. Video from Qatar of Hamas political leaders celebrating the October 7 attacks while living comfortably in the wealthy Gulf emirate reportedly enraged Israeli officials.
Israel's clandestine operations have become the subject of both movies and international condemnation, including the famed "Operation Wrath of God" in the 70s and 80s to methodically hunt down the Palestinian terrorists who killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics.
That covert campaign was immortalized in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film, Munich, starring Daniel Craig and Eric Bana.
On November 22, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "I have instructed the Mossad to act against the heads of Hamas wherever they are" — much to the dismay of top intelligence officials who prefer to operate in silence, the Journal reported.
Targeted killings are a violation of international law, but Israel has largely escaped blowback for earlier targeted assassinations.
Israeli operatives have previously hunted Palestinian militants in Beirut while dressed as women, killed a Hamas leader in Dubai while disguised as tourists, used a car bomb to assassinate Hezbollah leader Imad Mughniyeh in Syria and a remote-controlled rifle to kill a nuclear scientist in Iran, according to reports.
Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports that Israel is prepared to continue the war in Gaza for a year or more to root out Hamas.
The Israeli army plans a push deep into the southern part of the territory, aiming to destroy Hamas's 24 battalions of fighters, its underground tunnel network, and its ability to govern Gaza.
That includes killing the three top Hamas leaders in the territory — Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa, The Financial Times reported.
"This will be a very long war . . . We're currently not near halfway to achieving our objectives," one person familiar with the Israeli war plans told the Financial Times.
The person added that Israel's overall strategy for Gaza is flexible, with timing dictated by multiple "clocks", including operational progress on the ground, international pressure and opportunities to free Israeli hostages.
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As Israel's war against Hamas continues, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will resume on Monday....[Link]
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reap what you sow...
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If they do manage to kill all of Hamas's leaders, they will only damage their own reputation regarding truth and lower their political credit around the world. That will be a hard pill to swallow for the remaining defenders of Israel who actually believe the garbage they sling regarding civilian casualties, especially after that +972 article with IDF whistleblowers proving they are willing to kill Israelis just so they can blame Hamas.
Did you see the video of the IDF soldier executing an Israeli settler AND former Israeli police officer with his hands up who had just stopped Hamas from executing a bus full of Jews? He dropped his gun, put his hands up, yelled in Hebrew that he was a settler. The IDF soldier shot him in the gut and walked away. Other IDF soldiers came along and assumed he was Hamas and just left him to bleed out. And for several days until it was discovered he was a settler, the soldier was bragging about it on social media.
I mean come on - who are the ones offensive in this situation and is it gonna be 20th century BS forever?
If so, count me out - and I await the day the internet goes down and when it does - I'll listen to this:
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