No, I am not talking about the 1971 release from Daltrey, Townsend, Entwistle and Moon.
Instead I’m wondering who’s next on the Israeli hit list.
In the past 24 or so hours the Israelis have eliminated several high level Hamas, Hezbollah and IRGC leaders.
Yesterday, Fu’ad Shukur, AKA Hajj Mohsen, the #2 military commander of Hezbollah and one of the brains behind the 1983 Beirut Barracks bombing, met Allah after the IDF dropped a JDAM on the building he was in. All told the strike killed 3 and injured 60ish more. Oddly, Hezbollah admitted the building belonged to them.
Overnight, top Hamas political leader Ismael Haniyeh was killed while in Tehran to attend the swearing-in of the new Iranian president. It is suspected – read known, but not officially acknowledged – that Israel was behind the strike. This killing has more implications than might be apparent at first blush. Haniyeh had lived in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The fact that Israelis waited to assassinate him when he was in Tehran sends a message to those countries. We could have done it there, but we wanted you to save some face so we waited until he was in Iran. It also makes the Iranians look weak and unable to protect their interests.
But wait! There’s more!
While it’s still unconfirmed, it’s looking like Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a very senior IRGC general, met his end in Damascus, Syria.
It all feels a little Godfather-esque at this point.
I’m sure Yayha Sinwar is pissing his pants in whatever rat-hole he’s hiding in right now.