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Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran

Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas's political bureau, has been assassinated in Tehran, according to an official statement by Hamas.
 

Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas said that Haniyeh "died as a result of a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran."

In another statement, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard said that it would investigate the incident: "We are studying the dimensions of Haniyeh's martyrdom incident in Tehran."