The Palestinian group said its chief political leader had been killed in a raid on his residence in Tehran.
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's capital Tehran, the Palestinian militant group said in a statement. In the statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Iran's Revolutionary Guards also said on Wednesday that Haniyeh was killed in Tehran along with one of his bodyguards.
Later on Tuesday, Israel struck Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut in retaliation for the Golan strike , saying it had killed the commander responsible for the attack. An Agence France-Presse source close to Hezbollah said the target was Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander, but that he "survived the Israeli strike". Iran, which does not recognise Israel and considers it to be its arch-foe, has repeatedly warned Israel against attacking Lebanon.
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