World

Know How Haniyeh’s Assassination May Have Been Backed By Mossad

By
OB Bureau

Tehran: Israel’s elite intelligence agency, Mossad—the second second-largest espionage agency in the West after the CIA—had reportedly enlisted Iranian security agents to plant explosives in a building in Tehran where Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh was staying.

Earlier, it was planned to assassinate Haniyeh in May during his visit to Tehran for the funeral of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, according to a Telegraph report. But, the operation was aborted. Two Iranian officials who spoke to Telegraph claimed that overwhelming crowds would have posed a risk of failure and thus the operation was aborted.

The operation was changed. Two agents, working under Mossad’ direction, placed explosive devices in three separate rooms of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) guesthouse in northern Tehran, the report claimed. The location was strategically chosen as in all possibility Haniyeh would have stayed there.

What is Mossad and how it operated?
Mossad has a $3 billion annual budget. It has 7,000 staff and several departments. The details of its internal structure are mostly kept secret. It has a network of informants and agents inside Palestinian militant groups. It also has agents in hostile countries like Lebanon, Syria, and Iran. The intelligence agency’s spy network gives them the knowledge of militant leaders’ movements. It helps in executing precise assassinations. It has a special operations division, also known as Metsada. It carries out highly sensitive assassinations, sabotage, paramilitary, and psychological warfare operations.

Operation to eliminate Haniyeh
Surveillance footage shows the agents moving entering and exiting multiple rooms within minutes, according to The Telegraph. According to the report, they exited Iran undetected after planting the explosives and maintained a source in the country. On the day of assassination, they remotely detonated the explosives in Haniyeh’s room. Officials within the IRGC now believe that Mossad had employed agents from the Ansar-al-Mahdi protection unit. It is a group responsible for safeguarding high-ranking officials inside and outside the country.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Centre Approves Repatriation Of IAS Officer SK Mishra To Parent Cadre Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Central government has approved repatriation of IAS officer Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra to Odisha…

November 12, 2024

30 Artists Draw Paintings On Life of Odisha’s 1st CM Harekrushna Mahatab At Camp In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: As part of the 125th birth anniversary celebration of Odisha's first Chief Minister ‘Utkal…

November 12, 2024

State-Level Children’s Fest ‘Suravi’ Takes Off In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The state-level Sishu Mahotsav 2024, 'Suravi', took off on the premises of Capital High…

November 12, 2024

‘Yaariyaan’ Actor Himansh Kohli Ties The Knot In A Private Ceremony

Mumbai: ‘Yaariyaan’ actor Himansh Kohli got hitched in a private ceremony on Tuesday. The actor…

November 12, 2024

ECoR To Enhance Power Infra In Several Rly Sections In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is set to enhance its electrification infrastructure with the introduction…

November 12, 2024

5th EMRS National Cultural & Literary Fest & Kala Utsav Begins On Odisha

Bhubaneswar: More than 1400 students from 22 states are participating in the 5th EMRS (Eklavya…

November 12, 2024

Mukesh Khanna Gets Trolled For Posting Teasers On Shaktimaan’s Return

Mumbai: Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna left netizens in a bad mood after he announced the…

November 12, 2024

Rourkela NIT, Bhubaneswar’s KIIT & Cuttack’s SCB Medical College Win State-Level RBI90Quiz

Bhubaneswar: The team from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela comprising Arpan Chakrabarty and  Dibyajyoti…

November 12, 2024