Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and considered one of his bodyguards have been killed when his residence was attacked in Tehran, confirmed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a press release. Haniyeh was in Tehran to fulfill with the Supreme Chief and attend the brand new president’s inauguration.
The IRGC’s Public Relations Division introduced that the assault passed off early Wednesday and that an investigation is underway to find out the trigger. The assertion expressed condolences to the individuals of Palestine, the Muslim group, and the fighters of the Resistance Entrance for the lack of the Hamas chief.
The day earlier than the incident, Haniyeh had attended the inauguration of Iran’s new president and met with Iran’s Supreme Chief.
Nobody instantly claimed duty for the assassination, however suspicion shortly fell on Israel, which has vowed to kill Haniyeh and different Hamas leaders following the group’s October 7 assault on Israel that killed 1,200 individuals and resulted in round 250 hostages being taken.
On April 10, an Israeli assault in northern Gaza killed three sons of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh confirmed the deaths of his youngsters, Hazem, Amir, and Mohammad, together with a number of of his grandchildren, in an interview.
Following the October 7 terror assault, Israel has been preventing in opposition to the Hamas in Gaza. The entire Gaza has become the battlefield with hundreds of individuals killed and lakhs of Palestinians displaced from the area.
Whereas nobody has claimed the duty of the assault, Iranian political consultants have blamed Israel for the assassination. Israel and its spy company Mossad have been attempting to get rid of Haniyeh for lengthy. Haniyeh can also be believed to be the mastermind of the October 7 terror assault on Israel. Many Israeli persons are nonetheless within the captivity of the Hamas terrorists.