(Wall Street Journal) Rory Jones - Hamas's political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was targeted and killed in Tehran, the Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday. Hamas said Haniyeh had been killed by Israel after attending the inauguration ceremony Tuesday of the new president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. Israel did not comment on Haniyeh's death, but has said it would target Hamas leaders for launching the Oct. 7 attacks that killed 1,200 people and saw 250 taken hostage. While Hamas's Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar has been viewed as the group's key decision-maker, Haniyeh was also viewed as an important decision-maker. Israel killed Haniyeh's deputy Saleh Arouri in a targeted strike in Beirut in January.
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