The head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in a “treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran,” Hamas confirmed in a statement Wednesday morning.
The head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran as he went to participate in the inaugural ceremony of the new Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian. This visit marked Haniyeh’s final public appearance.
“The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas mourns to our great Palestinian people, to the Arab and Islamic nation, and to all the free people of the world: Brother, leader, martyr, Mujahid Ismail Haniyeh,” Hamas said in the statement.
“The head of the movement, who was killed in a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran, after participating in the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president.”
Israel has not yet commented on the assassiantion incident.
The Iranian News Agency reported that one of Haniyeh’s bodyguards was also killed when their residence in the capital city was targeted.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that it would investigate the incident: “We are studying the dimensions of Haniyeh’s martyrdom incident in Tehran.”
On May 6, 2017, Hamas, the Palestinian political movement that rules the Gaza Strip, elected Ismail Haniyeh as the head of its political bureau, replacing Khaled Meshaal.
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