Who Was Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas Leader Killed In Iran
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Ismail Haniyeh was born to Palestinian refugees who fled their home near the present-day Israeli town of Ashkelon during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran, on July 31, the Palestinian militant group said. According to Iranian state media, Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed in a strike on the building they were staying in.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian when the incident occurred.
Hamas released a statement condemning the attack and saying Haniyeh was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". This allegation has not been confirmed by Iranian authorities.
