Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, center, sits prior to the start of the swearing-in ceremony of newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Iranian parliament, in Tehran, Iran, on July 30.
APThe death of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh is the “first most significant Israeli operation since October 7,” said CNN Political and Foreign Policy Analyst Barak Ravid.
The Israeli military told CNN they “don’t respond to reports in the foreign media,” after Iranian state media reported Haniyeh’s death.
“This assassination is, in a way, just a matter of when, not a matter of if,” Ravid said.
Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran, according to Hamas and Iranian media, was a longtime political leader of the militant group.
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Ismail Haniyeh, Masoud Pezeshkian, ”, Barak Ravid, Ravid, “, ” Ravid, Haniyeh
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CNN Political, CNN
Locations:
Tehran, Iran, Gaza, Iranian