国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Gaza factions, military wings on alert after Soleimanis assassination_时事

国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Gaza factions, military wings on alert after Soleimanis assassination

"Hamas leaders follow, evaluate the current developments and consequences and will take the needed positions," said Haniyeh.

The Israeli media also reported that Israel sent indirect letters of warnings to the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements, in case they try to respond to the assassinations of Soleimani.

Adnan Abu A'amer, a political science professor at the Gaza-based al-Ummah University told Xinhua that the assassination of Soleimani "will open the door widely for possible serious escalations."

"Iran expected that Soleimani will be assassinated by Israel, then Iran would easily respond. But when the assassination was carried out by the United States, the Iranian retaliation, either against Israeli or American targets, would be so difficult," said Abu A'amer.

He said that the possible escalation after the assassination of Soleimani will personally serve Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "simply because this situation would rescue him from the crisis of the formation of the Israeli government."

The Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority, based in areas of the West Bank since the Hamas-Fatah split in 2007, didn't issue any official comment to the assassination of the Iranian commander. But various factions and military wings in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip mourned Soleimani.

Hamas said in an emailed press statement that it sends its condolences to Iran for the death of Soleimani "who played a significant role in backing the Palestinian armed resistance."