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What We Know So Far About Hamas Leader's Assassination

What We Know So Far About Hamas Leader's Assassination

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Summary by Politiko • CBS News on Youtube • Published 5 months ago

DUBAI, July 31 (Reuters) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran early on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group and Tehran said.

What We Know About the Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh

Here's what we know about Haniyeh's killing, one of many assassinations of enemies by Israel over the years.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have confirmed the death of Haniyeh, the face of Hamas' international diplomacy as the war sparked by the October 7 attack on Israel rages in Gaza.

Haniyeh was killed around 2 a.m. (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, Iranian media reported. He was staying at "a special residence" for war veterans in northern Tehran.