Hamas says Israel killed its leader Ismail Haniyeh who was in Iran to attend the inauguration of the country’s new president. Here is what we know so far.
A few months back, the Israeli military killed three of Haniyeh’s sons and four of his grandchildren in Gaza. / Photo: AP
Hamas confirmed Ismail Haniyeh’s death in a statement that said:"the head of the movement died in a Zionist strike on his residence in Tehran.”Initially it was reported that the Hamas leader was killed in a raid, which immediately put spotlight on the past hit-and-run assassinations carried out by Israel on the Iranian soil where Tel Aviv has used infiltrators and local assets.
More than 100 Israeli hostages are still being held by Hamas and other Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced domestic protests and international pressure to secure their release through a negotiated settlement. But Netanyahu’s far-right government has pushed ahead with the bloody war.
During that time Haniyeh was imprisoned by Israel several times and then expelled to south Lebanon for six months.
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