Former Israeli Prime Minister: There is no peace after the killing of the leader of Hamas!

The former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert , has said that the assassination in Tehran of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, the terrorist group declared by the US and the EU, will not have an impact on the talks to end the war between Israel and Hamas. because " peace is not on the agenda at this time ".

Olmert told Iran's Radio Free Europe service on July 31 that Iran's response to the killing will be shaped by Tehran's belief that Israel carried out the attack, despite Israel not claiming responsibility.

"Whether we did it or not is of little consequence," said Olmert, who was involved in failed efforts to broker a two-state solution with the Palestinian Authority while serving as prime minister from 2006 to in 2009.

"They Iran will likely decide how to respond based on what they think happened."

Haniyeh's death on Iranian soil and Israeli attacks on Tehran-backed groups that engage in attacks against Israel have fueled fears of an outright war between Iran and Israel and a wider conflict in the Middle East. .

Haniyeh was killed on the morning of July 31 in an affluent neighborhood in Tehran, shortly after attending the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Parliament.

Israel's government has not commented on his killing, but Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed revenge against Israel for his killing.

The New York Times, citing Iranian officials, reported that Khamenei ordered the direct attack on Israel during an emergency meeting of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on July 31.

Haniyeh was sensationally involved in internationally brokered talks to reach a permanent ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. The 10-month war, sparked by a deadly Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, has left nearly 40,000 people dead, mostly civilians, according to health officials in Gaza.

Haniyeh's killing came one day after Israel said it had killed Fauk Shukr, the commander of the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, whom it blamed for a weekend attack that killed dozens of young people in the occupied Golan Heights. from Israel.

Israel has described the July 28 attack as the deadliest since October 7, when Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and took hundreds more hostage.

Israel has vowed to root out the leadership of Hamas after the October 7 attack and the release of all hostages being held in Gaza./REL