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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Hamas leader was killed by explosive device planted months before explosion, source says



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Hamas leader was killed by explosive device planted months before explosion, source says


Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday using an explosive device that had been covertly hidden weeks prior, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.

The bomb was concealed in a guest house where Haniyeh was known to stay about two months ago and detonated remotely once he was inside his room there, according to the source, who was briefed on the operation.

The New York Times was first to report the details of Haniyeh’s assassination.

The Iranian government and Hamas say Israel carried out the assassination. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement.

US officials were briefed on the operation by Israeli officials only after the assassination, the source said.

Iranian state media and Hamas previously indicated Haniyeh was killed via a rocket fired from outside the building.

But the fact that the bomb was smuggled inside the guest house, which was under the protection of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, indicates a startling breach of security for the IRGC.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday: “You killed our dear guest in our house and now have paved the way for your harsh punishment.”

CNN is asking the Iranian government for reaction to this new reporting.

Blow to Hamas: Haniyeh’s death is, both strategically and symbolically, a dramatic blow to Hamas, eliminating its most public figure who headed up the group’s political operations while living overseas.

His killing also sparked concerns over stalled negotiations to reach a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli attacks have killed 39,840 Palestinians and razed patches of land into rubble-filled wasteland. Haniyeh played a leading role representing Hamas in months-long truce talks.






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