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31 Jul 2024

How the killing of Hamas’ political leader will impact Israel-Gaza war

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Iran’s Supreme leader has vowed revenge after Hamas’s political leader was killed in an air strike in Tehran.

Ismail Haniyeh’s death fuels the growing fears of a wider regional conflict.

Israel hasn’t commented on the killing, but it did take responsibility for the killing hours earlier of a Hezbollah commander in Beirut.

And in the last hour, Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is “ready for every scenario”, warning that “challenging days are ahead”.