Aug. 2, 2024 (EIRNS)—While it is shocking that Israel would have assassinated the key figure within Hamas with whom they were supposedly negotiating for a peace, it should not be a surprise. Nine days ago, the U.S. Congress stood and cheered, over and over again, for Bibi Netanyahu’s messianic call for a full-scale war against Iran—beyond any “limited” measures in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen etc. Whatever very limited restrictions Netanyahu may have calculated that he had to steer around in the past were now blown to smithereens.