Report: Hamas considering avenging Haniyeh’s death by assassinating Israelis abroad

Hamas is considering avenging the death of its politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh by assassinating Israelis abroad, according to a television report citing Palestinian sources.

Channel 12 News reports that the move would mark a departure from Hamas’s usual strategy of attacking Israel directly. The terror group’s ability to launch attacks from Gaza has been significantly degraded since war erupted on October 7 with Hamas’s October 7 massacre in southern Israel.

The terror group, as well as its sponsor Iran, has been vowing to retaliate against Israel for Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran last month in a blast for which Israel has neither claimed nor denied responsibility.

Israeli security officials have previously noted the possibility that Hamas, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, or Iran itself could strike Israeli or Jewish targets abroad as a means of retaliation for the killings.