The Zioneer notes that two years ago this week, Israel assassinated Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah chief of staff Fuad Shukr in Beirut's Dahieh district within hours. Israel assessed Iran would retaliate on Tisha B'Av; the response came roughly two months later, combined with revenge for later eliminations including Hassan Nasrallah. Iran fired 180 missiles, all intercepted, with one Palestinian killed in Jericho by debris.
Two years ago this week, on the eve of Tisha B'Av 2024, Israel carried out two high-profile assassinations within hours: the killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, and the elimination of Hezbollah chief of staff Fuad Shukr in Beirut's Dahieh district. Israeli assessments at the time anticipated an Iranian retaliatory strike on Tisha B'Av itself, but the response was delayed by roughly two months. When it came, Iran launched approximately 180 ballistic missiles at Israel in a combined retaliation that also encompassed the later assassinations of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and IRGC General Abbas Nilforushan in Beirut in late September 2024. All 180 missiles were intercepted by Israeli and allied air defenses; the only reported casualty was a Palestinian man in Jericho killed by falling interceptor debris. The operation remains a landmark in the ongoing multi-front conflict.
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