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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Hamas confirms Haniyeh’s death ‘in Zionist strike’
The Hamas terror group confirms that its leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, blaming a “treacherous Zionist strike on his residence in Tehran.”
Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk is quoted by the Hamas-linked Shehab news outlet saying that the killing “is a cowardly act that will not be in vain.” Hebrew media reports indicate that he also threatened retaliation for the killing.