Political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an attack on Hamas office in Tehran, says Iran’s Revolutionary Guard CorpsFull report: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in raid on Iran residence, says Palestinian groupSee all our Middle East crisis coverageThe death of Haniyeh is damaging to Hamas, but he was not involved in the military operations on the ground in Gaza, and the group has survived past assassinations of its leadership.In 2004, Israel killed both Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin and co-founder Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi in attacks in Gaza.This assassination by the Israeli occupation of Brother Haniyeh is a grave escalation that aims to break the will of Hamas and the will of our people and achieve fake goals. We confirm that this escalation will fail to achieve its objectives.Hamas is a concept and an institution and not persons. Hamas will continue on this path regardless of the sacrifices and we are confident of victory. Continue reading…
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Author : Helen Livingstone
Publish date : 2024-07-31 04:19:09
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Middle East crisis: Hamas says leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran – latest updates
