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I bet Israel used one of these to kill Ismail Haniyeh


Hezbollah leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran.
I wonder how they did that, but I'd wager it was one of these.

Hellfire anti-personnel missile, takes out the person with very little collateral damage.
https://dupuyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Hellfire-R9X-missile-1-1024x667-1.jpg

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Ive seen those. Those blades are gnarly.

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I wish I could think of the terrorist they took out who stepped out onto a balcony and was taken out by one of these. ??? I'll think of it sooner or later.

Ah ....

He was located and tracked by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) months before his death. After receiving authorization from U.S. President Joe Biden to initiate the strike, the CIA fired two Hellfire missiles at the balcony of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's house, killing him.

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It would be funny if there was some debate about this and Biden settled on "Well Harris, this guy doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things but you've never been present for a strike & could use the experience. If you were to win in November you'll definitely need to take out some fools over the next 4 years so better not to go in blind."
Note, I don't know if Harris has ever been present in the room during an operation, maybe she has.

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Dang, I would have lost that bet ....

Bomb smuggled into Iran guesthouse months ago killed Hamas leader:

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