Haniyeh's residence was hit by a missile at two o'clock in the night. The Saudi Broadcasting Agency claimed that the danger of a major war in the region has increased due to the death of Haniyeh. Specialists in Middle East Affairs
Tehran - Ismail Haniyeh, the former Prime Minister of Palestine and head of Hamas has been killed in an attack in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Hamas confirmed his death and claimed that Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh was targeted by Jewish agents, who will be avenged. The Saudi Broadcasting Agency says that the residence of Ismail Haniyeh was hit by a missile at 2 o'clock in the night. Ismail Haniyeh along with his partner Wasim Abu Shaban were killed. Tehran has not informed the details yet.
Observers monitoring the situation in the Middle East are seeing Ismail Haniyeh's death as an action that has increased the risk of a major war in the region. Experts say that it is also a big challenge for Iran. That such a big tragedy happened in its capital, while the actions of Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israel will increase.
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He said that although no party has yet officially confirmed Israel's involvement in the attack, several important Arab TV channels, including the Saudi Broadcasting Corporation, are claiming that the residence of the head of Hamas was hit by a missile. It was made while the Iranian authorities have not yet released any photos or videos of Ismail Haniyeh's residence or the victims, nor have they said anything about the nature of the attack.
Al Jazeera says that the most important meeting of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has been convened in Tehran after the attack on the residence of Ismail Haniyeh and the deaths, in which the senior commander of the Revolutionary Guards will also participate. It is said that Iran's response to the killing of Ismail Haniyeh will also be discussed in the meeting. Hamas has blamed Israel for the attack in an official statement, but Israel has not yet commented on the incident.
The Iranian media is still repeating the official position. Ismail Haniyeh was in Iran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected president of Iran, Masoud Al-Badzikian. Representatives of more than 70 countries attended the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. The President of Tajikistan Imam Ali Rahman the leader of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh and the leader of the Palestinian resistance organization Islamic Jihad also participated in the event. Zahri has said in a conversation with the French Broadcasting Agency that Israel will not be able to achieve its goals by killing Ismail Haniyeh and now an open war will be waged to liberate the occupied Jerusalem. Hamas is ready to pay any price for it. Is.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have said in a statement that Ismail Haniyeh was targeted at his residence in Tehran, in which one of his bodyguards was also martyred. It is not clear, however, investigations are underway to find out the reasons for the attack. Revolutionary Guards said that Ismail Haniyeh had also met Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday. Condemning it, he appealed to the Palestinians to unite.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the White House said that he has seen the report on the death of Ismail Haniyeh, but the US has not yet commented on it. The Israeli army also refused to comment on the reports on the death of Ismail Haniyeh, saying that we Do not comment on domestic media reports. It should be remembered that three sons of Ismail Haniyeh were martyred as a result of the Israeli bombardment on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr this year. Haniyeh's three sons, Hazem, Muhammad and Amir, were going in their car when Israel hit their car in the al-Shati camp in Gaza. In addition to 3 sons of Ismail Haniyeh, 4 grandchildren were also martyred, including 3 boys and a girl. 10 members of the family including Zahra Hania were killed.
Born in a Palestinian refugee camp, Ismail Haniyeh joined Hamas in the 1980s and was named Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority in 2006. In 1997, he was appointed as the political head of Hamas in place of Khalid Mashaal. He was also imprisoned by Israel for several years, after which he was exiled to Lebanon. He was appointed chief of staff to Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. He played an important role in the negotiations after the attack on Israel by Hamas fighters on October 7, 2023. In his announcement on Al Jazeera from Qatar, Haniyeh said that agreements with Israel by the Arab states will not end the conflict.
