How did Israel assassinate Ismail Haniyeh?

Military analyst for the Middle East, Elijah J. Magnier, has explained how Israel reached the location of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, invading the tight security of the Revolutionary Guards.

In a Twitter post, he said that Israel tracked Ismail Haniyeh through a spying software similar to the infamous Pegasus.

Israel planted the latest spyware in Ismail Haniyeh’s WhatsApp message, after which the spy software told the Israeli intelligence his location. “Israel reportedly planted sophisticated spyware through a WhatsApp message sent to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. This software allowed Israeli intelligence to localize his exact position within his apartment. Subsequently, Haniyeh was assassinated following a conversation he had with his son, during which his location was pinpointed,” Elijah claimed.

Shedding light on the spy software, Elijah opined that it is the same as Pegasus, which once made headlines for its potential for surveillance. “The spyware in question is believed to be similar to the notorious Pegasus software developed by the Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group. Pegasus has the capability to infiltrate smartphones, allowing the operator to access messages, photos, and location data, and even control the phone’s camera and microphone without the user’s knowledge.”

In a press conference after the martyrdom of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Hamas spokesperson Khalil Haya said that Haniyeh was neither in a secret location in Iran nor isolated from the people. Killing people with such intelligence cannot be called success.

Khalil said that Haniyeh was martyred with the help of a missile. The results of the complete investigation are awaited. However, media reports say that those who were with Haniyeh said that the missile broke the window of the room and hit him directly.