Tehran: Reports suggest that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued an order for a direct military strike against Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. This directive was given during an emergency session of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday, shortly after Iran confirmed Haniyeh's death in Tehran.

Haniyeh was reportedly killed at around 2 a.m. local time after attending a ceremony and meeting with Khamenei. His assassination has been attributed to Israel by Iran and Hamas, though Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement. The incident has sparked significant outrage in Iran, which views it as a severe breach of sovereignty.

Iran is contemplating a range of retaliatory actions, including coordinated strikes involving missiles and drones aimed at military targets near Tel Aviv and Haifa.

The attack on Haniyeh, which took place at a highly secure Revolutionary Guards facility, is seen as a major security lapse for Iran. Khamenei has emphasized the necessity of retaliation to deter further Israeli attacks and maintain credibility among regional allies.

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, along with Iran's involvement, has raised concerns about the potential for further escalation in the Middle East.

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Indore, Nov 24: Some online fraudsters got their target and timing horribly wrong on Sunday after they attempted to "digitally arrest" a senior police official with an automated call over "credit card misuse" while he was addressing a press conference in Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

"The caller informed that I had misused my credit card and as a result a case had been registered with Andheri West police station in Mumbai. I was having a press briefing at the time. I was told my bank account would be blocked and was asked to visit the police station in two hours," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) of Indore crime branch Rajesh Dandotia told PTI.

The official said he told the caller he would not be able to make it to Mumbai from Indore at such short notice.

"The caller told me he would be connect me to someone from the police station. He then connected me to another person, who asked me to wait. He said he would talk to his senior officer to see if my statement could be recorded via video call. When he saw me in police uniform, he immediately disconnected the video call," the official narrated.

Dandotia said he asked media persons to record a video so that people can be made aware of such cyber crimes and digital arrest.

Digital arrest is a modus operandi of cyber criminals who threaten a person with arrest, force the person to remain confined in a room while keeping him or her under electronic surveillance and then extort money on the pretext of "clearing" him or her of charges.