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Strikes On Hezbollah & Hamas Figures Changes Security Landscape

MIDEAST

Two notable strikes against senior figures within militant groups opposed to Israel within the past 24 hours could have a significant impact on the security outlook for the Middle East.

  • Late on 30 July, Israel carried out an air strike on a suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, hitting a building containing senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. Israel claims that Shukr was killed in the attack, while Hezbollah has only confirmed that he was in the building.
  • Several hours later the political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in a raid in the Iranian capital Tehran. He had been in attendance for the swearing-in of new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the killing.

In the PDF below we outline some of the potential regional impacts and responses to the strikes:

MNIPOLITICALRISK-HamasHezbollahStrikes31Jul.pdf

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