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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in raid on Iran residence, says Palestinian group



The death of the political leader of the Palestinian militant group came hours after Israel claimed it killed Hezbollah’s top military commander in Beirut Middle East live: follow latest updatesIsmail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, has been targeted and killed in Tehran, the group said in a statement early on Wednesday morning.The Hamas statement said the group mourned Haniyeh “who died as a result of a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran, after participating in the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/31/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-death-raid-iran-home-israel-gaza-war

Author : Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem

Publish date : 2024-07-31 04:00:35

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