Haniyeh assassinated by cross-country missile: Sources to Al Mayadeen
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Iranian sources to Al Mayadeen confirm that Hamas' political chief was assassinated using a cross-country missile.
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In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the start of their meeting at the President's office in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2024. (AP)
An Iranian source revealed to Al Mayadeen that the assassination of Hamas' political bureau head Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran "was carried out by a missile launched from one country to another, not from within Iran."
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani confirmed that the relevant Iranian authorities are conducting "the necessary investigations to determine the dimensions and details of this incident."
He said, "There is no doubt that the pure blood of this resistance fighter, who dedicated his life to resistance and honorable struggle against the usurping Zionist entity, and in the pursuit of liberating holy al-Quds and the Palestinian people, will not be in vain."
"We feel the heavy burden and responsibility of the Palestinian cause, and this responsibility comes with costs. We are prepared for these costs: martyrdom for the sake of Palestine, for the sake of Allah Almighty, and the dignity of this nation."
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 31, 2024
Martyr Ismail #Haniyeh #Gaza… pic.twitter.com/OyZAwKLQr5
Kanaani added that Haniyeh's martyrdom in Tehran will further strengthen the deep and solid relations between Iran, Palestine, and the Resistance.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps in Iran announced the martyrdom of Haniyeh, alongside one of his guards in Tehran.
Reuters cited Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri as saying that the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas in #Iran, "is a grave escalation that will not achieve its goals." pic.twitter.com/wXUBesW3VO
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 31, 2024
Hamas confirmed the martyrdom of the Hamas leader, noting that the head of the political bureau was killed in a "treacherous Zionist airstrike on his residence in Tehran".
Iran's IRGC later said, "We are studying the dimensions of the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas' political bureau, and will announce the results of the investigation at a later time."
