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Ismail Haniyeh assassination

In the early hours of July 31, 2024, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in what has been reported to be an airstrike while he was in the capital city of Tehran in Iran. 

 (L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must 'punish' Israel

By REUTERS
 CENTCOM Commander General Michael Erik Kurilla met with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Israel, the IDF said on June 11, 2024.

Israel braces for Iranian retaliation as US General Kurilla arrives for coordination

By Walla!
DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against the detention of IDF reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist, at Sde Teiman military detention center  north of Beersheba, last week. International law isn’t popular among certain circles in Israeli society, says the writer.

Recent events and decisions could be potentially harmful for Israel's near future

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Tehran, Iran August 4, 2024.

Iran dismisses US, Arab attempts to limit potential attack on Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken with the assorted foreign ministers of the G7 FOreign Ministers during NATOs 75th anniversary summit in Washington, US, July 11, 2024.

G7 foreign ministers urge efforts to avoid inflaming Middle East tensions

By REUTERS
 IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari

Hagari: ‘No change in defense policy’ for civilians amid Iranian threat

 Demonstrators pray near a mock coffin during a protest against the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, in Lebanon's capital Beirut, August 2, 2024.

How do Hamas and Iran explain Haniyeh's death?

 (L-R): Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, US President Joe Biden

Biden says he does not know if Iran will stand down on response threats

By REUTERS
 IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves before voting in the country’s presidential election, in Tehran earlier this month. Khamenei has made statements for years stating that the Iranians’ main task is to arm the West Bank

Iran: Hezbollah to deliberately target civilians in response to Shukr assassination

 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei embrace. (illustrative)

Iranian regime makes dozens of arrests in relation to Haniyeh's assassination

 An Iranian man holds a picture of Palestinian group Hamas's top leader Ismail Haniyeh, following the killing of him, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tehran, Iran July 31, 2024.

'A whole different league': Experts claim Haniyeh's, Shukr's deaths could change the war

By 103FM
 Sinwar

With Ismail Haniyeh gone, Sinwar will ‘call the shots’ on a hostage deal, expert claims

 A man hangs a picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2024.

Iran plans to attack Israel on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of disaster

 Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a memorial service for three Hamas militants killed in an bombing in Gaza City on September 2, 2019.

Haniyeh's last words: 'If a leader leaves, another will come'

By REUTERS
Emir of Qatar sits in first row of prayer during Haniyeh’s funeral in Doha

Emir of Qatar sits front row for prayers during Haniyeh’s Doha funeral