Breaking News: Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed in Israeli Strike in Iran
Hamas confirmed the tragic news on Wednesday that its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran while attending the inauguration of the country’s new president. The militant group vowed that this act “will not go unanswered.”
Haniyeh’s assassination came following an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut that killed a senior commander responsible for a recent rocket attack on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
Musa Abu Marzuk, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, pledged retaliation, condemning Haniyeh’s killing as a cowardly act. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also confirmed the death, stating that Haniyeh’s Tehran residence was targeted, resulting in his and a bodyguard’s martyrdom.
The international community has condemned the killing, with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas denouncing it as cowardly. Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy Hamas and recover all hostages taken during recent attacks.