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By Al Jazeera
Jul 31, 2024

World reacts to killing of Hamas political chief Haniyeh in Iran

Hamas’s political chief was in Tehran when he was killed, with the Palestinian group that governs Gaza blaming Israel.

Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran’s capital Tehran. His death has been confirmed in separate statements by the Palestinian group that runs the Gaza Strip and Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Here are some reactions to Haniyeh’s death:

Sami Abu Zuhri, senior Hamas official

“This assassination by the Israeli occupation of Brother Haniyeh is a grave escalation that aims to break the will of Hamas and the will of our people and achieve fake goals. We confirm that this escalation will fail to achieve its objectives.