Hamas on Wednesday announced that their chief, Ismail Haniyeh, had been killed in Tehran, Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed the incident, stating that Haniyeh’s residence in Tehran was targeted in an attack.
In a statement, Hamas said they mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it claimed was killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran.” Haniyeh was in the Iranian capital to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday.The IRGC did not provide details on how Haniyeh was killed but stated that the attack was under investigation.
In a statement, Hamas said they mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it claimed was killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran.” Haniyeh was in the Iranian capital to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday.The IRGC did not provide details on how Haniyeh was killed but stated that the attack was under investigation.
“With condolences to the heroic nation of Palestine and the Islamic nation and the combatants of the Resistance Front and the noble nation of Iran, this morning [Wednesday] the residence of Mr. Dr. Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of the Islamic Resistance of Hamas, was hit in Tehran, and following this incident, he and one of his bodyguards were martyred,” the IRGC statement read.
“The cause is under investigation and will be announced soon,” it added.
According to the Gaza health ministry, since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas on October 7, more than 39,360 Palestinians have been killed, and over 90,900 have been wounded. The ministry’s count does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.