"I don't think Iran wants to find itself in escalation, especially when the US presence in the region is (now) in staggering numbers," an Israeli official was cited as saying by CNN news outlet.
Amid the volatile situation in the Middle East after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that its aim is to turn the temperature down in the middle region, deter and defend against any future attacks.
The United States has to be prepared for 'significant' attacks on Israel, which possibly can take place this week, said White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby on Monday (local time) amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
Air India has announced on Friday the suspension of its flights to and from Tel Aviv, effective immediately, until further notice amid the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
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The OIC said that it holds Israel "fully responsible for the heinous attack" and termed it a "flagrant violation of international laws, the UN Charter, and a serious infringement of the sovereignty, and territorial integrity" of Iran.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, "The appointment of arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, is yet another compelling reason to swiftly eliminate him and wipe this vile organization off the face of the earth."
Criticizing Israeli operations, Elahi alleged that Israel's "crimes" in Gaza and Lebanon are going on, and also termed the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as a "terrorist operation inside Iran" for which revenge will be taken.
Quoting a deputy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Quds Force, Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday said that the assassination of Haniyeh was "not the result of infiltration", and that appropriate
US Central Command's General Michael Kurilla arrived in the region on Saturday amid preparations for a possible attack by Iran on Israel in response to the recent killings of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, US-based news website Axios reported, citing two US officials.