Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran: Explosive device found was planted two months back at guest house | World News

Ismail Haniyeh, a senior Hamas leader, was assassinated on Wednesday at a guesthouse in Tehran, according to multiple Middle Eastern and American officials. The attack, which killed Haniyeh and a bodyguard, was carried out using an explosive device that had been secretly planted in the guesthouse two months earlier, according to multiple reports. The guest house, part of the Neshat compound in an upscale northern Tehran neighborhood, is operated and secured by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The bomb was remotely detonated after confirming Haniyeh’s presence in his room.…

Watch | Hours before Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed, he visited a theme park exhibition | World News

After the shocking assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran, a video has now emerged which shows Haniyeh hours before he was killed by Israel. The incident which has rocked the Middle East and could probably have severe ramifications on the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, has made way for further escalation in tensions. Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. According to a CNN report, Hamas spokesperson and deputy head Khalil Al-Hayya said a rocket directly hit Haniyeh’s…