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Summary | Key timeline before Hamas leader was killed in Tehran: The conflict between Iran and Israel went from dark to light

2024-07-31

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According to a report by China News Service citing Reuters, on July 31 local time, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) issued a statement saying that Hamas Political Bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh was attacked and killed in Tehran, the capital of Iran.

According to CCTV News, the Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced in a statement that day that Haniyeh and a bodyguard were killed in an attack in Tehran. The statement said that the cause of the incident is under investigation and the results of the investigation will be announced later. It is reported that Haniyeh was in Tehran that day to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian President Pezerhicyan.

According to previous media reports, Haniyeh was born in a Gaza refugee camp in the 1960s. He was imprisoned in an Israeli prison around 1990 and was once exiled to the no-man's land between Lebanon and Israel.

Haniyeh was elected leader of the Hamas Political Bureau in 2017 and has been active in Doha, Qatar since 2020. Haniyeh holds a very high status in Hamas. According to AFP, Haniyeh has been Israel's "most wanted person" for many years.

April 1,Israel launched an attack on the Syrian capital Damascus, hitting the Iranian consular office there and killing 13 Iranians and Syrians, including senior IRGC commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the most senior IRGC commander to be killed since General Soleimani.

Beijing time two weeks laterApril 14At around 5 a.m., Iran launched a retaliatory attack on Israel with drones and missiles, hitting some Israeli targets, including the Nevatim Air Force Base. IDF spokesman Hagari said that only four missiles hit the Nevatim base, one of which hit near the runway, causing minor damage to the taxiway, two hit an open area of ​​the base, and another hit a building under construction, causing minor damage to it.

April 19In the early morning, explosions were heard in Isfahan Province and other places in central Iran. Iran's air defense system was activated and intercepted several drones. US and Israeli officials revealed that Israel launched a "limited" air strike in retaliation against Iran. Iran's Fars News Agency reported on the 19th that the explosions were heard from the Qajavaristan area of ​​Isfahan Province, which is located near Isfahan Airport and an air force base. The Financial Times of the United Kingdom reported that Israel notified the US of its intention to launch a strike against Iran on the evening of the 18th. The conflict between Iran and Israel has shifted from behind the scenes to direct conflict.

Former Iranian President RaisiMay 19The newly elected Iranian reformist President Pezhichyan said in the capital Tehran on July 6 that helping the country overcome "bottlenecks, challenges and crises" will be a "major test" in the future.

Since the outbreak of a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in October last year, Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in uninterrupted exchanges of fire on the border between Israel and Lebanon.June,The Israeli army announced that it had approved a plan to launch a military operation in Lebanon, and Hezbollah issued a strong warning that a "full-scale conflict would break out," and the situation between Israel and Lebanon suddenly escalated.June 24warned that an Israeli attack on Lebanon would increase the risk of a wider conflict, bringing in Iran to aid Hezbollah.

July 27, Israel said that a rocket fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon at the town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights hit a football field in the evening of the same day, killing 12 people, including children, and injuring more than 30 others. Before the attack on the football field, the Israeli army attacked several Hezbollah targets in Lebanon earlier on the 27th, killing several militants. In retaliation, Hezbollah attacked several Israeli military targets with rockets and drones. However, Hezbollah in Lebanon denied any connection with the attack on the town of Majdal Shams, and the Israeli Prime Minister threatened to make Hezbollah "pay an unprecedented price." In an interview with Israeli TV on the evening of July 27, Israeli Foreign Minister Katz said, "We are approaching the moment of launching a full-scale war against Hezbollah... Hezbollah's attack has crossed the red line."

Iran's new president PezhashyanJuly 29Warning Israel not to attack Lebanon. In a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Pezehiziyan said that if it attacks Lebanon, "it will be a huge mistake with serious consequences."

July 30,The new president, Pezhichyan, was sworn in and delivered a speech at the Iranian parliament in Tehran. He said that the government he leads will continue to work hard to lift the economic sanctions imposed on Iran by Western countries, and said that the normalization of world economic relations is Iran's inalienable right. Regarding the prospects of governing, Pezhichyan said, "I am optimistic about the future."

The Israeli army said on July 30 that it had struck about 10 Hezbollah targets in seven areas in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut overnight, killing one militant. In addition, it also attacked Hezbollah's arsenal, infrastructure, military buildings and launchers. Hezbollah later said that they fired at Israeli warplanes that crossed Lebanese airspace, forcing them to turn back.

Meanwhile, the United States has just expressed confidence that a wider war between Israel and Hezbollah can be avoided. White House National Security Council spokesman Kirby said on July 30 that US and Israeli officials held multi-level talks over the weekend and that it was alarmist to say that a "full-scale conflict might break out." "No one wants a wider war to break out, and I believe we can avoid such an outcome."