Hamas military wing: Haniyeh’s assassination takes battle with Israel to ‘new levels’

The Izz a-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, say that the assassination of the group’s leader in Tehran is a “critical event” that takes the battle with Israel to “new levels,” and will have “major repercussions on the entire region.”

Violating the sovereignty of countries in the region constitutes a “miscalculation” and should “ring an alarm bell for all the countries and peoples in the region,” the group says in a statement, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading Israel “towards the abyss.”

The group further eulogizes the slain leader, describing his life as “full of jihad and sacrifices” as he contributed to the growth of Hamas. His “martyrdom” confirms that Hamas’s leaders “participate in the battle side by side with their people,” the statement adds.