In a meeting between the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad, the terror organizations discussed their response to Israel. Iran proposed assassinating Israeli officials rather than starting a war, while Hamas demanded Netanyahu's assassination and Hezbollah insisted on striking Haifa and Tel Aviv.
According to a report published today (Wednesday) in the Kuwaiti newspaper *Al-Jarida*, Iran has angered its allies, especially Hezbollah and Hamas, by again calling for caution in responding to Israel following the assassinations of Hezbollah military senior official Fouad Shukr and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
A source in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force revealed to the Kuwaiti news outlet that a heated meeting took place in Tehran last Sunday between representatives of Iran's regional allies and the Revolutionary Guards leadership.
The meeting exposed a significant rift, the report noted, which escalated to verbal confrontations and ended with several representatives angrily leaving the meeting.
The source told *Al-Jarida* that representatives from Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, various Iraqi factions, and the Houthis participated in the meeting to coordinate a response to Israel.
Revolutionary Guards representatives called for delaying the response at least until after the completion of negotiations in the hostage deal, which is supposed to take place on Thursday.
However, Iran's allies felt that the current timing was ideal for launching a comprehensive attack on Israel, even if it means entering into a conflict with American forces in the region. The Iranian delegation opposed this and made it clear that adopting such an aggressive strategy would ultimately play into Israel's hands.
As an alternative, the Iranians proposed that the response to the assassinations of senior officials should be answered with assassinations of Israeli leaders.
Hamas demanded the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as revenge for Haniyeh's death, and warned that Hamas would not support any other Iranian proposal, *Al-Jarida* noted.
Hezbollah representatives expressed concern about the risks of continued restraint, fearing that some of their members might act independently and carry out uncoordinated attacks. They insisted that following the attack in the southern suburbs of Beirut, it was time to respond by striking Haifa and Tel Aviv.
