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Hamas’s Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran

By Rachel Mohamed The Muslim ummah is mourning the death of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in an assassination attack in Iran’s capital of Tehran while attending the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday. According to media reports, the Palestinian resistance group and Iranian Revolutionary Guards have since confirmed the news in their statements. This comes after Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were […]

today31 July 2024

International

Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran

By Ragheema Mclean Hamas' Head of Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in the Iranian capital, Tehran in what the Palestinian resistance group has described as “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence.” Haniyeh was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, and was killed early Wednesday (31 July) along with a bodyguard when their residence was targeted. The assassination occurred nearly ten months into […]

today31 July 2024

International News

‘Israel-friendly Arab rulers are delusional’: Ismail Haniyah

In an interview with TRT Arabi, Hamas Political Leader Ismail Haniyah hit back at the recent spate of normalized ties between Israel and Arab states, warning that Arab rulers are bowing to American pressure, while alienating their own people. Ismail Haniyah, Hamas’s Political Leader has stated that “any Arab ruler who thinks normalization with Israel will grant his rule legitimacy is delusional.” “On multiple occasions Netanyahu has declared that a […]

today23 August 2020

International News

Hamas chief leaves Gaza for Cairo to discuss relations with Egypt

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh left the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday morning for an official visit to Egypt, where a Hamas delegation is expected to meet with Egyptian officials, according to a statement released by Hamas.  In his first visit to Cairo since being elected chief of the Hamas movement in May, Haniyeh is expected to discuss a variety of issues with Egyptian officials, the statement said. The statement added […]

today10 September 2017

International News

Hamas says it has arrested killer of Mazen Faqha

Hamas says it has arrested the killer of senior commander Mazen Faqha, who was shot dead in March, and said the suspect had carried out the assassination on Israel's orders. Faqha, 38, was shot dead in the head and the chest at the entrance of his Gaza City home on March 24. "All the evidence we have ... indicates the perpetrator committed this crime based on orders from the Israeli […]

today12 May 2017

International News

Haniyeh chosen as new Hamas chief

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was elected chief of the group’s political bureau, a Hamas source said today. Haniyeh was selected in polls that were held today in both the Gaza Strip and Doha simultaneously via video conference. He will replace Khaled Meshaal, Hamas’ long-time leader who has been the Palestinian organisation’s political chief since 1996. Haniyeh, a former prime minister, competed for the post along with senior Hamas leaders […]

today7 May 2017

International News

Qatar to allocate millions in financial support to Gaza: Hamas

Senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh revealed on Saturday that Qatar is set to allocate millions of dollars in financial support for different projects in the besieged Gaza Strip. During a ceremony granting housing to Gazans whose homes were destroyed during the last Israeli military offensive on the small territory in 2014 that left tens of thousands homeless, Haniyeh announced that Qatar agreed to allocate $100 million in funds for housing reconstruction […]

today12 February 2017

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