Secretary of State Antony Blinken briefly addressed the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran on Wednesday, saying a cease-fire is 'imperative.'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it is 'imperative' that there be a cease-fire in Gaza after the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Blinken made the comments while speaking at a forum in Singapore on Wednesday. His comments came just hours after Haniyeh was in Tehran for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's swearing-in on Tuesday. Pezeshkian was sworn in with chants of 'Death to America, Israel.' 'I have seen the reports.
Israel was immediately blamed for the assassination, but no party has taken responsibility for Haniyeh's death as of Wednesday morning.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. government would seek to ease tensions, but that it would help defend Israel if it were attacked. Hamas said Haniyeh was killed 'in a Zionist airstrike on his residence in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of Iran’s new president.
Haniyeh left the Gaza Strip five years ago and was living in exile in Qatar. The top Hamas leader in Gaza is Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. He remains alive. Fox News' Landon Mion and Reuters contributed to this report
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