Israel’s Israel admits assassinating Haniyeh, warns Houthis

Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz has admitted that his nation had assassinated former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July.

He said this while threatening the Yemen based Houthis who has been launching attacks on Israel in solidarity with the Hamas.

“We will strike hard at the Houthis… and decapitate their leadership — just as we did with Haniyeh, (Yahya) Sinwar, and (Hassan) Nasrallah in Tehran, Gaza, and Lebanon, we will do so in Hodeida and Sanaa,” Katz said, in the first public acknowledgement that Israel was behind the killing of Haniyeh in July in the Iranian capital.

“Anyone who raises a hand against Israel will have his hand cut off, and the long arm of the IDF (Israeli military) will strike him and hold him accountable,” Katz said, according to a statement issued by the ministry.

Nasrallah was killed on Sept 27 in Beirut, Lebanon. Yahya Sinwar was killed on Oct 16 in Gaza.