US hopes Gaza cease-fire could prevent Iran’s retaliation
By Syed Ali
Hassan
Iran Daily’s correspondent
in Pakistan
Qatar-hosted negotiations started on Thursday with the aim of achieving a cease-fire in Gaza—a goal that has so far remained elusive.
The US hopes that such an agreement could prevent Iran from launching attacks on Israel and potentially avoid a broader
conflict.
The US, along with Qatari and Egyptian mediators, has invited Israel and Hamas to engage in talks with the goal of ending the conflict, which has resulted in over 40,000 deaths, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
Earlier negotiations stalled after Israel, ignoring Iran’s national security concerns, assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political bureau in Tehran. Following the targeted killings of Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad al-Shukri by Israel, resistance groups carried out several attacks on key Israeli military and non-military installations, causing damage to infrastructure in multiple Israeli cities. Meanwhile, Iran has been closely monitoring Israel’s aggressive behavior and is assessing the possibility of launching an attack on Israel.
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