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Hamas leader Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran

Ismail Haniyeh, the Qatar-based leader of Hamas, during a visit in Tehran, May 22, 2024. (Iranian Supreme Leader's Website / AFP)
Hamas politburo head Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says in a statement carried by state media.
One of Haniyeh’s body guards was also killed, the IRGC says.
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