Western intelligence sources told Sky News Arabia that they have evidence of an Iranian plan to attack Israel on Tisha B’Av, in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

The attack, set to occur between August 12 and 13, is reportedly being coordinated with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon. The choice of Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning for Jews, aims to inflict emotional and psychological distress, suggesting that Jewish Israelis may feel particularly vulnerable.

The media coverage of the attack is intended to convey to the Islamic world that “Israel is vulnerable to destruction, as Jews have historically been.