<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Hamas announced the assassination of its political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in the Iranian capital, Tehran, at dawn today, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, after he attended the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:660/371;" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/ws/660/cpsprodpb/be1f/live/ea55dcf0-f764-11ee-8369-47dc4454b972.png.webp" alt="Ismail Haniyeh: What do we know about the head of Hamas's political bureau? - BBC News Arabic" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:770/513;" src="https://www.aljazeera.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/34101348-1711461410.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80" alt="The most prominent reactions to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to Iranian media, the assassination took place at around 2:00 am, while he was at his residence for veterans in Tehran.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">It was also announced in a statement issued by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, was assassinated at his residence in Tehran, after it was bombed, killing him and one of his bodyguards.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">According to Iranian media, investigations are still ongoing to determine the point of launch of the missile, which revealed that the missile was launched from outside Iran and not from within.</span> </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/360;" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/ws/640/cpsprodpb/69ef/live/1f109c60-4eee-11ef-bc7d-85281a371308.png.webp" alt="Ismail Haniyeh: What do we know about the head of Hamas's political bureau? - BBC News Arabic" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">Hamas announced the assassination in a statement mourning Ismail Haniyeh, the movement’s leader. One of the movement’s leaders confirmed that the assassination would not pass in vain, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard said that it is currently studying the dimensions of the incident and that the results of the investigation will be announced at a later time.</span></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh occupies world public opinion and the response will be strong</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:570/380;" src="https://www.aljazeera.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AA_MSTD-2-1713677885.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80" alt="The war on Gaza live.. The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran | News | Al Jazeera Net" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Deputy Speaker of the <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/news/article/a-love-letter-from-muhammad-mounir-to-the-palestinian-people-during-his-concert-in-el-alamein"><span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">Palestinian</span></a> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">Legislative Council mourned</span> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">the late leader Ismail Haniyeh with moving words, saying: “We mourn the great national leader Haniyeh and declare that we will continue our resistance.”</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">Hezbollah also mourned the leader Haniyeh in a statement that read: “Haniyeh is one of the great resistance leaders who bravely stood up to the American hegemony project and the Zionist occupation, and his martyrdom increases the determination and stubbornness of the resistance fighters in all resistance arenas to continue the path of jihad.”</span> </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:783/500;" src="https://m.al-sharq.com/get/maximage/20190402_1554231360-735814.jpg?t=1564409568" alt="Ismail Haniyeh: Bombing Tel Aviv is a message to Israel... and what is hidden is greater | Asharq" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">The Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement commented on the news, saying: “The assassination of Commander Ismail Haniyeh will make the resistance more steadfast, and the response will be on the ground.”</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">Najib Mikati, the caretaker prime minister of Lebanon, condemned this treacherous act, saying: “We condemn the assassination of</span> <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84+%D9%87%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9&wprov=acrw1_0"><span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">Haniyeh</span></a> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">and see in this act a serious danger that will expand the circle of global concern and danger in the region.”</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7&wprov=acrw1_0"><span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">Russian</span></a> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">Deputy Foreign Minister also commented</span> <span style="color:rgb(50,56,61);">in condemnation: “The killing of Haniyeh is an unacceptable political assassination and threatens further escalation in the region.”</span></p>