Iran: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran

Haniyeh was in the Iranian capital to attend the swearing-in of Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian

July 31, 2024

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, bodyguard ‘assassinated’ in Iran; Israel blamed

The political head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Wednesday.

Haniyeh was in the Iranian capital to attend the swearing-in of Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian.

Haniyeh was killed alongside one of his bodyguards at his residence in the Iranian capital while he was in the town to attend Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.

There are no further details on the killing from the IRGC.

Reacting to the news, Israel War Room posted a video on X showing Haniyeh celebrating the October 7 attack on Israeli citizens.

“This was Hamas chief Haniyeh’s reaction to the Hamas massacre on October 7. He’s not celebrating anymore,” it captioned the video.

Israel had vowed to kill Ismail Haniyeh and destroy the Hamas group after the October 7 attack that resulted in the deaths of 1,195 people, mostly civilians.

Hamas said Ismail Haniyeh was killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran” on Tuesday morning. The group said an investigation is on to find out more details about the attack.

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