AFP
KEY POINTS
- Hamas said Haniyeh was assassinated in a ‘Zionist raid’
- Aside from Haniyeh, one of his bodyguards was also killed
- The Hamas chief was in Iran to attend the Iranian president-elect’s inauguration
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran Wednesday, the Palestinian terror group Hamas said. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also confirmed Haniyeh’s killing.
Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed when the Hamas chief’s residence in Tehran was attacked, the IRGC said, as per Iranian outlet Press TV. He was in Iran to attend the inauguration of Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian, as per the report. The IRGC said it is investigating the assassination.
Hamas’ statement said Haniyeh was killed “in a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran,” as per a Reuters report.
This is a developing story.
