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US denies 'involvement' in killing of Hamas leader

RT
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:48 UTC

Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in a missile strike on his residence in Iran on Wednesday

Washington was "not aware of or involved in" the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the US secretary of state has told the news network CNA.

Antony Blinken gave an exclusive interview to the Singapore-based outlet on Wednesday during his official visit to the country.

When asked if Haniyeh's killing could change the course of the war in Gaza, Blinken warned against speculation and stressed that negotiating a ceasefire is "imperative".

Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in a missile strike on his residence in Iran on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 R.I.P.

Haniyeh was killed at his residence in Iran's capital Tehran earlier in the day. The Palestinian movement has blamed Israel for the attack, but the Jewish state has yet to comment.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement saying it holds the US government responsible for the assassination, which it described as a "heinous act of terrorism," calling Washington a "supporter and accomplice of the Zionist regime" in the "occupation and genocide of Palestinians."

Israel has been the largest recipient of US economic and military aid since its founding in 1948.

While refusing to confirm or deny the assassination, Israel had previously vowed to eliminate the leaders of Hamas.

Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has repeatedly pledged to destroy the group in retaliation for its deadly incursion into Israel on October 7 last year, which triggered the war in Gaza.

Nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave in almost nine months of fighting between Hamas and Israel, according to local health authorities. The raid left over 1,110 Israelis dead and over 200 taken hostage.

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Top Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by Israel last night while he was in Iran for the inauguration of the new Iranian president.

Israel could have done this at any time over the past decades. The significance of it happening now is that it means peace talks are dead, since Haniyeh was critical to any such.

The point being, Israel does not want a ceasefire or peace, it wants a "final solution" to its "Palestinian problem".

Iisrael also indulged in a little psychological torture of its future victim:

IDF Gaza airstrike murders three sons and 'several' grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

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bbrebozo · 2024-07-31T23:47:45Z

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Buffalo_Ken · 2024-08-01T00:09:54Z

Killed his family - innocence amongst them. Killed the man himself.

Do these zigaboos think they are exempt from Justified Retribution?

Hard lesson coming - full of steel and resolve.

Live by the bullet - die by it.

~

The sooner the better - cause better ideas beckon.

Just like Odessa.

~

Let the better ideas be swift and ruthless.

Let them be full of Justified Retribution - delivered fiercely.

Buffalo_Ken · 2024-08-01T00:22:46Z

Buffalo_Ken - now lets go back to the Bible and I quote:

Psalm 27:

The Lord is my light and my salvation—

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life—

of whom shall I be afraid?

Agree or not?

2 When the wicked advance against me

to devour[a] me,

it is my enemies and my foes

who will stumble and fall.

3 Though an army besiege me,

my heart will not fear;

though war break out against me,

even then I will be confident.

If one has faith...

....skipping along

14 Wait for the Lord;

be strong and take heart

and wait for the Lord.

Now Psalm 29 I will quote from as follows:

Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.

You are humble in the face of the Lord - are you not?

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is majestic.

And now, my personal favorite - Psalm 91 in its entirety:

1. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]

2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

Trust and faith go hand-n-hand

3 Surely he will save you

from the fowler’s snare

and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes

and see the punishment of the wicked.9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”

and you make the Most High your dwelling,

10 no harm will overtake you,

no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;

you will trample the great lion and the serpent.14 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;

I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

Could there ever be a song more inspiring?

So fear not - because better times beckon.

~

August is the month of gusto - and deliberation.

I have faith in my Lord.

~

Buffalo_Ken

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