US says it was not involved in top Hamas leader assassination

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was not involved in the death of top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed early Wednesday morning in an apparent assassination attempt in Iran.

Blinken, who is on a multi-country trip to the Indo-Pacific, told Channel News Asia the U.S. was "not aware of or involved in" the assassination attempt.

At at separate Wednesday event in Singapore, Blinken reiterated his support for a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.