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Al-Qaeda No. 2 was planning attacks on Israelis, Jews when assassinated

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Published: 17 November 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Daughter of terror chief Mohammed al-Masri, who was also killed in the Tehran hit, was in line for a top al-Qaeda role; speculation over whether Israel or US might attack Iran

TV: Al-Qaeda No. 2 was planning attacks on Israelis, Jews when killed in Tehran (Times of Israel)
The US and Israel both had ‘scores to settle’ with terror chief al-Masri, reportedly shot dead by Israeli agents in August; Iran now said to fear more hits in Trump’s last 2 months

What’s behind Israel’s reported hit on Al-Qaeda leader in Iran? (Haaretz)
Israeli assassination of Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah in August is a psychological blow to Iran's Revolutionary Guards – but who is best served by releasing details of the killing now?

Al-Masri’s daughter, also a target, was tapped for top al-Qaeda role – report (Times of Israel)
Daughter of terror group’s no. 2, widow of a bin Laden, said to have been killed due to involvement in operational planning; shooting comes amid rumours about leader al-Zawahiri

Will Netanyahu strike Iran? Unlikely, but Trump might (Haaretz)
Faced with the most unpredictable president to ever sit in the White House, Israeli officials are trying to decipher Trump's intentions about Iran until January

Photo: Mohammed al-Masri
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