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Hamas Leader Haniyeh Killed in Tehran, Iran Says

The Epoch Times

The head of Hamas’s political bureau was in Tehran for the swearing-in of Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian. 

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed while in Tehran, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has said in a statement.

The IRGC described the killing as an assassination.

Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political bureau, was in Tehran for the swearing-in of Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nakhaleh was also in Tehran for the inauguration.

State TV reported on his death early Wednesday local time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

This story is breaking. Check back for updates.

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