Haniyeh attended the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s new president on Tuesday. “Ismail Haniyeh’s residence in Tehran was hit early this morning, resulting in the martyrdom of him and one of his bodyguards.
The killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh is being investigated and the results will be announced later today, Iranian state media said, citing a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The IRGC expressed its condolences to “the heroic Palestinian nation, the Muslim ummah (community), the fighters of the resistance front and the noble nation of Iran on the martyrdom.
The White House is aware of reports of Ismail Haniyeh’s death
The White House has seen reports of the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, a spokesman said, but declined to immediately comment.
