Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran

11:29, 31 июля 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aibek SULTANOV

Chief of Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran. Mehr news agency reported, citing a statement from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards «martyred» after their residence was attacked, the agency reported.

Hamas said the political bureau chief attended the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, which took place on Tuesday. The group called the attack «treacherous» and noted that «it happened as a result of an Israeli raid on his residence in Tehran.»

• In April 2024, an Israeli strike on Gaza killed three of Ismail Haniyeh’s sons and several grandchildren.
• Later, the head of the political bureau said that the death of his children would not affect the movement’s demands for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Ismail Haniyeh added that 60 of his relatives have died during the years of confrontation with Israel.