Iran Press/West Asia: The Israeli regime has maintained its campaign for nearly a year since launching attacks on the Gaza Strip last October 7,
The attacks have resulted in devastating consequences, with at least 41,586 Palestinians dead, including 16,795 children and 11,378 women, while 96,210 have been injured.
Despite warnings from the international community that the assaults on Gaza could escalate into a regional conflict, Israel has largely ignored them.
In defiance of the warnings, the Israeli regime initiated assassinations of high-profile figures in regional countries, in addition to terrorist operations in Gaza.
The first significant attack took place on April 1 at Iran's Consulate in Damascus. Seven Iranian officials, including two generals from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, were martyred in an operation. However, Israel did not claim responsibility for the attack.
Israel-Iran tensions increased
Tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime intensified significantly following the Israeli regime's attack on Tehran's Consulate in Damascus.
In retaliation for the Israeli terrorist attack, Iran launched a strike on April 13 against Israel, deploying hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
The period of heightened tension subsided as the Israeli regime did not significantly respond to the retaliation by Tehran.
Assassination of Shukri, Nasrallah's ‘right-hand man’
Israel continued its assassination campaign after the attack in Damascus, further escalating regional tensions.
On July 30, the Israeli army targeted Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander, in an airstrike on an apartment in Beirut. The operation resulted in the deaths of at least four civilians, alongside Shukr.
Shukr, who was described as Nasrallah's "senior advisor in military affairs," was also considered to be Nasrallah's "right-hand man."
Following his assassination, the "controlled tension" that had existed between Israel and the Lebanese resistance group since October 8, shifted to open conflict.
Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran
Hours after targeting Shukri, Israel carried out another assassination in Tehran, the Iranian capital.
The target was Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas's Political Bureau, who was in Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Haniyeh was martyred in an attack at a guesthouse.
Although Tel Aviv did not claim responsibility, Iran and the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, accused Israel of being behind Haniyeh's assassination.
Iran has not yet retaliated for Haniyeh's martyrdom, which has further escalated tension between Iran and the Israeli regime.
Pager explosions in Lebanon
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalated dramatically when the pagers and radios of Hezbollah members were detonated within a day of each other in Lebanon.
Simultaneous pager explosions on September 17 killed 12 people, including two children, and injured 2,323.
Numerous radios exploded the following day, resulting in 25 deaths and more than 608 injuries.
Lebanese officials attributed the attack to Israel, though there has been no official response from Tel Aviv.
Israeli aggressions and assassinations
The Israeli regime carried out further assassinations following the explosions, targeting high-ranking Hezbollah officials in Lebanon. An airstrike on an apartment in southern Beirut on September 20 resulted in the deaths of 45 individuals, including seven women and three children.
Hezbollah reported that 15 members, including high-ranking military commander Ibrahim Aqil, were martyred in the attack.
Following Aqil's assassination, Israel conducted another airstrike in Beirut on September 24, resulting in the death of Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Qubaisi.
The Israeli regime claimed responsibility for that attack, asserting that Ibrahim Qubaisi oversaw Hezbollah's missile systems.
The Israeli regime announced on September 26 that it had targeted Muhammad Hussein Surur, another high-ranking Hezbollah commander, in Beirut. Surur was reported martyred in an airstrike and was believed to be responsible for Hezbollah's armed drone unit.
Nasrallah’s assassination
Israel targeted an area it claimed to be Hezbollah's command center in the Dahiyeh district in southern Beirut on Sept. 27.
Media reports in Israel said airstrikes involved more than 80 missiles, each weighing about one ton, and included numerous fighter jets.
The attack caused the collapse of six buildings and significant destruction in the area.
The Israeli regime claimed responsibility for the assassination that led to the martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah and Hezbollah's Southern Front Commander Ali Karaki.
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