Iran Says Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Assassinated In Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated successful Tehran.

No 1 instantly claimed work for nan assassination but suspicion instantly fell connected Israel, which has vowed to termination Haniyeh and different leaders of Hamas complete nan group’s Oct. 7 onslaught connected Israel that killed 1,200 group and saw immoderate 250 others taken hostage.

Iran’s connection gave nary specifications connected really Haniyeh was killed.

Iranian authorities tv reported connected his decease early Wednesday, and analysts instantly began blaming Israel for nan attack.

Israel itself did not instantly remark but it often doesn’t erstwhile it comes to assassination carried retired by their Mossad intelligence agency.

Israel is suspected of moving a yearslong assassination run targeting Iranian atomic scientists and others associated pinch its atomic program.

In its run since, Israel has killed much than 39,360 Palestinians and wounded much than 90,900, according to nan Gaza Health Ministry, whose count does not differentiate betwixt civilians and combatants.

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