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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. 

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 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures before he votes during parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2024.

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