Hamas leader killed in Israel strike in Iran

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 01, 2024 12:08 am

TEHRAN — Hamas said on Wednesday that its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country's new president, and vowed the act 'will not go unanswered.'

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also threatened 'harsh punishment' for Haniyeh's assassination, saying: 'We consider it our duty to seek revenge for his blood as he was martyred in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran.'

SIGNIFICANT SLAYING Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh holds a press conference during his visit to the Dar al-Fatwa, Lebanon’s top Sunni religious authority, in the capital Beirut on June 22, 2022. AFP FILE PHOTO

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