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- Ismail Haniyeh was considered the most important figure in Hamas.
- He was killed in a raid while he was in Iran for the inauguration of the new president.
- Behind the raid was Israel, which has already carried out similar attacks in recent times.
The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed by a raid in Iran.The attack occurred while Haniyeh was in the allied country to participate in the inauguration ceremony of President Massoud Pezeshkian.Israel, which had already attacked Lebanon in recent days to kill one of Hezbollah's leaders, has not yet claimed responsibility for the attack.But according to multiple local sources there is no doubt about its origin.
Haniyeh was considered the most prominent figure in the political wing of Hamas more moderate compared to the leaders of the military faction.In recent months he has been in charge of the negotiations with Israel for the ceasefire, which could now be compromised once and for all.And there's a risk a military escalation in the Middle East.
Who was Ismail Haniyeh
Haniyeh was 62 and the political leader of the radical Palestinian organization Hamas.In 2006, after the victory of Hamas in the elections in the Gaza Strip, Haniyeh was appointed head of the organization in the Strip, also holding the position of Prime Minister.In 2017 he left the territory to move to Qatar and become political leader of the organization, that is, the most important role within Hamas.
Haniyeh was considered a plus figure moderate compared to others within the Palestinian organization.It certainly was more than Yahya Sinwar, the one who replaced him in 2017 within the Gaza Strip, considered the mastermind of the October 7 attack in Israel, as well as the military leadership.
In recent months Haniyeh has been the Hamas figure in charge of negotiating with Israel for a cease-fire.Negotiations that may now have broken down once and for all.
The killing of Haniyeh in Iran
At two in the morning on July 31, Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country's new president, Massoud Pezeshkian.
According to the first information arriving from the Iranian media, the residence where the Hamas leader was staying was hit by a missile launched from outside the country.In addition to Haniyeh, one of his bodyguards also died.The Palestinian organization, Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement said the attack was carried out by Israel, which has not yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The action is in line with other similar operations across Israel's border in recent times.Just in the last few hours Tel Aviv had bombed the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, to eliminate one of Hezbollah's leaders, Fuad Shukr.In the attack died Also two kids.The same He had done last January to kill another leader of the organization, Saleh al-Arouri.In April, however, Israel bombed the Iranian consulate Damascus, in Syria, killing at least 16 people, including some high-level commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, as well as several civilians.In recent years Israel had led other targeted attacks in Iran to kill prominent figures in the country.
Escalation risk
“They will regret it.We will defend our territorial integrity and our honor,” he announced the president of Iran, Massoud Pezeshkian. Hezbollah he stressed that the execution “will make the resistance stronger.”Condemnations for the attack also came from China, Qatar, Türkiye and give it Houthis, who in recent months have been waging a remote war with Israel made up of sabotage, air raids and attacks on cargo ships.
After Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Iran responded with one rain of drones on Israeli territory.Attacks are also expected from Hezbollah after the raids on Beirut in the last few hours.AND Hamas it is unlikely that it will not react to the killing of its leader.The killing of Ismail Haniyeh risks creating a military escalation in the Middle East.