Live Updates: Top Hamas Leader Is Killed in Iran

[Polybius]

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Source: NY Times

Ismail Haniyeh was targeted and killed while visiting Iran, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps said.

Ismail Haniyeh, one of the most senior Hamas leaders, was targeted and killed in Iran, according to a statement by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on Tuesday.

Hamas accused Israel of killing Mr. Haniyeh, who led the Hamas political operations from exile in Qatar, in Tehran. Hamas made the statement on its official Telegram account.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced in a statement that Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas leader, was killed in Tehran on Tuesday that he was attending the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president. The statement said that he and an Iranian security guard were targeted at the place of their residence and further details will be announced.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/30/world/israel-gaza-war-lebanon-hezbollah

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Breaking...

[question everything]

1. Good

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Good riddance!!!

[SlimJimmy]

3. No tears from me.

[hardluck]

4. Well ... bye

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[LeftInTX]

7. I do not know what that long lost jingle has to do with this..LOL

[applegrove]

5. The only bad thing is it will put a peace agreement further away.

And that is very bad.

May he be the only Hamas leader who was for using Palestinians in Gaza as human shields and their bodies for propaganda. But I doubt it.

[riversedge]

6. Pretty big news ngl. Israel taking out the top member of Hamas and Hezbollah in a 12hr span. No more games they said.

Pretty big news ngl. Israel taking out the top member of Hamas and Hezbollah in a 12hr span. No more games they said.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[usonian]

10. Pictured waving the American Flag.

Makes you wonder if there weren’t microchips …

[Polybius]

11. Has it been confirmed that Israel did it?

[LeftInTX]

8. Too bad...so sad...

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, met with Mr. Haniyeh on Tuesday in Iran. A security breach at this level in Iran also raises questions about the safety of Iran’s top leaders who were in close contact with Mr. Haniyeh just hours before his assassination.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

9. A year ago Irananians were protesting their govt in the streets around Iran.

I wish those protesters the best of luck going forward. I fear for them.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

12. This is an escalation.

I fear the people celebrating will not be so happy with what comes next.

[Turk182]

14. I agree

Netanyahu is looking for approval, and he is getting it from the same faction he always gets it from.

Did MBS kill Khashoggi for political reasons? … of course. That makes MBS a terrorist, Is it ok to kill MBS while he visits the US ?
I avoid hypocrisy.

[tritsofme]

13. The world is a much better place today.

[Turk182]

15. I disagree,

This action escalates the war, a very real consequence, felt worldwide.

Killing a Hamas leader…again, a leader who has already been replaced without missing a beat, isn’t very consequential for the world, doubt most will even notice.
We should not be involved at this point.

[Igel]

16. Probably Mossad.

But every once in a while I wonder if some Great Puppet Leader has just gotten a bit too far out in front of their masters and needs to have its strings cut. Depends on exactly the degree of looniness of the Pierson's Puppeteers that are in charge, busy leading from behind.

[Omaha Steve]

17. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

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