Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran Attack

Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an assassination attack in Tehran, Iran.

The leader of Hamas was killed, along with his bodyguard, as he was in town to celebrate the swearing in of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to CNN.

Iran’s state media press TV reported the assassination early Wednesday (July 31), citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Hamas also issued a statement saying Ismail was killed in an Israeli raid on his residence after taking part in the inauguration.