Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, was assassinated in Tehran. Iranian state television announced the news early Wednesday, while Hamas confirmed that Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

🚨 The killing of Hamas terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh is more significant than you think

Israel did it in Iran's capital for a good reason

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🚨#BREAKING: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh KILLED in Iran

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ISRAEL DID IT

Hamas leader is dead, and the world is better for it—thank you, Israel!

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"Brother, leader, mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement, died in a Zionist strike on his headquarters in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of the new [Iranian] President," stated Hamas.

🚨 Hours before Israel killed the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, he was captured on film at the Iranian inauguration, where they chanted “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.”

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Haniyeh had travelled to Tehran from his home in Doha, Qatar, to attend the swearing-in of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian. According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Haniyeh and his security guard were ambushed in their residence.

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"The residence of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political office of Hamas Islamic Resistance, was hit in Tehran, and as a result of this incident, him and one of his bodyguards were martyred," the IRGC reported on its Sepah news website. The cause of the "incident" remains under investigation.

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Haniyeh, 62, was elected head of Hamas' political wing in 2017, becoming one of the group's top three officials alongside Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif. His death follows Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah military commander, in Beirut.

This strike was reported to be a response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, for which Israel held Hezbollah responsible.