Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in his Iran home

The militant group have placed the blame for the strike on Israel

The head of the Hamas political wing, Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards have been killed after their home was targeted in Tehran, Iranian news agency Mehr said on Tuesday, citing a statement the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

Haniyeh had been in the Iranian capital as the country’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in.

Hamas have placed the blame on Israel. Hineyeh was killed on Tuesday morning after a “treacherous attack of the Zionists on his residence,” Mehr wrote, citing a statement from the militant group. Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas political office and one of his bodyguards died as a result, they said.

The IRGC said that investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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