Published: July 31, 2024 4:18 am
Author: RT
The militant group have placed the blame for the strike on Israel
The head of the Hamas political wing, Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards have been killed after their home was targeted in Tehran, Iranian news agency Mehr said on Tuesday, citing a statement the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
Haniyeh had been in the Iranian capital as the country’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in.
Hamas have placed the blame on Israel. Hineyeh was killed on Tuesday morning after a “treacherous attack of the Zionists on his residence,” Mehr wrote, citing a statement from the militant group. Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas political office and one of his bodyguards died as a result, they said.
The IRGC said that investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Israel had pledged to eliminate Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the group’s October, 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and saw some 250 others taken hostage. Earlier this year an Israeli air strike in central Gaza killed three sons and four grandchildren of Haniyeh, with the military claiming they were involved in “terrorist activities”. Haniyeh at the time said that about 60 members of his family had been killed since October.
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