11 days after his predecessor, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, was eliminated by the Israeli Air Force, his successor, Mohammed Odeh, has also been eliminated. Before succeeding al-Haddad, Odeh headed the military intelligence headquarters in Gaza, which was responsible for gathering information on IDF bases in the western Negev.
Despite the isolated incident, at this stage it is impossible to know whether the cluster munition, combined with the nets IDF soldiers are deploying over fortified positions and sites, will eliminate the emerging threat they face in southern Lebanon, or at least reduce it.
A regional diplomatic source says deep divisions on both sides are holding up a memorandum of understanding, as Washington pushes Iran to meet baseline nuclear and maritime conditions while talks continue under the US naval blockade.
On the brink of a decision on the regime of the ayatollahs, the US president will hold an emergency meeting at the presidential retreat, with outgoing intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard also set to attend. But first, Trump, 79, who has recently raised concern over bruising and swelling, will undergo an annual checkup at Walter Reed.
When he was serving as commander of IDF Division 210 on the Golan Heights, Roman Gofman met with a senior Mossad official in an effort to cooperate. The very fact that the meeting took place shows the great importance Gofman attached to the field of influence, which would later entangle him and now stands between him and the Mossad directorship.
