Hamas's top political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran, the group has confirmed. The Iranian authorities are investigating the murder of the Hamas politburo chief in Tehran, Tasnim reports, concerning the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
The day before, Ismail Haniyeh took part in the inauguration of President Pezeshkian
Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed in his residence in Tehran, following his participation in the inauguration ceremony for Iran's President Pezeshkian, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said in a statement.
"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 statement by IRGC read.


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