Hamas introduced that its chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an assault within the Iranian capital Tehran. An announcement from Hamas stated that Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli assault on his residence in Tehran. The assertion stated that “a treacherous Zionist raid was carried out on Haniyeh's house in Tehran.” Senior Hamas official Musa Abu Marzouq stated that they’d reply to Israel following the assassination. Talking to Hamas's Al-Aqsa Tv, Abu Marzouq stated, “This cowardly act won’t go unanswered.” One other Hamas official, Sami Abu Zuhri, informed Reuters that Haniyeh's assassination in Iran meant “a critical escalation of violence” within the area. Abu Zuhri stated, “Israel won’t obtain its targets. It will be unable to interrupt Hamas' will to withstand. We won’t flip again from our path. We’re assured of victory.” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas additionally described Haniyeh’s killing as a “cowardly act.” Condemning the assassination, Abbas known as on the Palestinian individuals to “stand united towards Israel, be affected person and stand agency towards the occupation.” The Iranian Revolutionary Guard additionally confirmed that Haniyeh, together with considered one of his guards, was killed within the assault on Wednesday morning. The IRGC stated in an announcement: “The house of Ismail Haniyeh, the top of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Motion Hamas, was hit in Tehran. Haniyeh and considered one of his guards have been martyred because of the assault.” The assertion additionally added: “The incident is being investigated. The outcomes of the investigation can be introduced to the general public quickly.” The assertion was made on the IRGC’s web site, Sepah.
He attended the oath-taking ceremony of Iranian President Pezeshkian
Ismail Haniyeh attended the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, in Tehran yesterday. Haniyeh met with Iran’s spiritual chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in addition to Pezeshkian. A number one determine in Hamas since its founding, Haniyeh was appointed Prime Minister of Palestine in 2006, however was faraway from workplace by Fatah the next 12 months following the violence in Gaza. Haniyeh was elected Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau in 2017. The US added Haniyeh to its “terrorist record” in 2018. Haniyeh, who left Gaza the identical 12 months, had been residing principally in Qatar. Following Hamas’ October 7 assaults, Haniyeh additionally incessantly visited the group’s diplomatic missions in Iran and Turkey. Haniyeh final met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul on April 20. Within the closed-door assembly, problems with assist to Gaza and a ceasefire have been mentioned. Haniyeh's three sons have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on April 10.
The Israeli military has not commented.
The Israeli military introduced that it could not touch upon the information of Haniyeh’s loss of life. Israel’s far-right Cultural Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu stated that Haniyeh’s loss of life had made “the world a greater place.” Amichay Eliyahu stated in an announcement on his X account, “That is the suitable option to cleanse the world of this filth. No extra imaginary peace/give up agreements, no mercy for these mortals. The iron hand that can strike them will strengthen our means to stay in peace with those that want peace.” The US has but to make an announcement relating to Haniyeh’s loss of life. Israel additionally claimed that it had killed Hezbollah’s prime commander Fuad Shukri in an assault it carried out in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, yesterday, however Hezbollah didn’t verify this information. Israel held Hezbollah liable for the assault on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, which killed 12 individuals, whereas Hezbollah introduced that it didn’t perform the assault. Within the assaults carried out by Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023, almost 1,200 individuals, principally civilians, misplaced their lives and 251 individuals have been taken hostage. The Israeli military introduced that 39 of the hostages have been lifeless and 111 have been nonetheless in Gaza. The Gaza Well being Ministry, which has been underneath Hamas management since 2006, introduced that at the least 39,400 individuals had misplaced their lives in Israel's assaults in Gaza since October 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated after the October 7 assaults that they’d destroy Hamas and return all of the hostages.
