The Palestinian organisation Hamas said on Wednesday that its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Iran early on a Wednesday morning. Hamas described the strike as a “severe escalation” that would not accomplish its objectives. Hours after Haniyeh attended the inauguration of the nation’s new president, the Revolutionary Guards of Iran declared that an investigation was underway and confirmed Haniyeh’s passing.
The Israeli government did not immediately respond. An inquiry about Haniyeh received no immediate response from the White House. The announcement seems to have hampered the prospects of an impending ceasefire in Gaza, as it was made less than twenty-four hours after Israel declared it had killed the Hezbollah commander it claimed was responsible for a deadly strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
According to senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri, “this assassination by the Israeli occupation of Brother Haniyeh is a grave escalation that aims to break the will of Hamas,” Reuters was informed. He declared that Hamas would stick to its current course and added, “We are confident of victory.” Normally based in Qatar, Haniyeh has served as the spokesperson for the Palestinian group’s foreign diplomacy while the conflict that erupted in Gaza after three of his sons were killed by an Israeli airstrike on October 7 was led by Hamas.
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