Hamas says in a statement that the political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in Tehran, Iran, reports Al Jazeera. They call it a “major escalation”, and write further that the attack will not go unpunished, according to Reuters. Haniyeh has lived in exile in Qatar for years, but also has a home in Tehran. This is where he is said to have been killed. Ismail Haniyeh was born in a refugee camp on the Gaza Strip and has worked for the Palestinian cause all his life. He has been in Israeli prison several times. Photo: Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP He was in Iran in connection with the inauguration of the country’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Hamas’ top leader According to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, one of his bodyguards was also killed. They refer to it as an assassination attempt and are investigating the matter. This is reported by state-controlled Iranian media. Haniyeh is Hamas’ top leader, and has represented Hamas in the ceasefire talks. He has lived in exile in Qatar for years. When Hamas won the elections in the Gaza Strip in 2006, Haniyeh became prime minister. He had to resign the following year due to disagreements with the president of the occupied West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas. But he has always held a high position in Hamas and has been the political leader of the group since 2017. Former president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a plane crash in May, together with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in March. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP Haniyeh has had a reputation for being one of the more pragmatic voices in Hamas, someone it is possible to talk to. But it was under his leadership that Hamas carried out its biggest terrorist attack against Israel ever, on 7 October. In May, prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague asked for an arrest warrant for Haniyeh, along with two other Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sinwar is the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Deif is the group’s military leader. A coveted target Who is behind the murder is currently unknown. According to Hamas, he was killed in “a treacherous Zionist attack on his residence in Tehran”. Haniyeh has long been a sought-after target for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). In April, his three sons were killed in an Israeli attack against northern Gaza. Israel has so far not commented on the case. Haniyeh’s murder occurs the day after Israel claims to have killed Hezbollah leader Fouad Shukar in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Hezbollah, on the other hand, believes that he is still alive. Hezbollah and Israel have been attacking each other daily since the terrorist attack on 7 October. Published 31.07.2024, at 05.15 Updated 31.07.2024, at 06.17
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