Web desk: Israel’s Minister of Defence, Israel Katz, has publicly confirmed that the Israeli government was responsible for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.
Israel’s Minister of Defence, Israel Katz, has officially acknowledged that the Israeli government was behind the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. This marks the first time a high-ranking Israeli official has openly acknowledged the operation, highlighting the ongoing tensions and complexities in the region.
Speaking on Monday evening at an event honouring Defence Ministry personnel, Katz said Israel had “dealt a severe blow to the axis of evil, and we will also deal a severe blow to the Houthi terrorist organisation in Yemen, which remains the last to stand”.
“When the Houthi terrorist organisation is firing missiles at Israel, I want to convey a clear message to them at the beginning of my remarks: We have defeated Hamas, we have defeated Hezbollah, we have blinded Iran’s defence systems and damaged the production systems, we have toppled the [Bashar al-]Assad regime in Syria,” Katz said.
Israel will “damage [Houthi] strategic infrastructure, and we will behead their leaders – just as we did to Haniyeh, Sinwar and Nasrallah in Tehran, Gaza and Lebanon – we will do it in Hodeidah and Sanaa”, Katz added
