US says seeking to limit attacks and response, urges G7 allies to use diplomatic pressure to try to avert regional war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Iran and Hezbollah may attack Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours. The unconfirmed report from US publication Axios…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says Israel will receive ‘harsh punishment in due time and place’ for assassination of Hamas chief. Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed earlier this week by a “short-range projectile” launched from outside his residence in Tehran, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said….
Iran and regional armed groups aligned with the country are preparing to respond to Israel over the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr earlier this week. Self-styled as the “axis-of-resistance” for being at odds with United States-Israeli hegemony in the region, Iran and its…
Israelis are bracing for a response to the assassinations this week of Hamas’s political chief and a commander with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, Israel-based analysts tell Al Jazeera. Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr and Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, who was a key figure in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, were killed…
Tehran, Iran – Thousands poured into the streets of Tehran to join the funeral procession of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as Iran weighs its options having promised to avenge his assassination. The bodies of the Palestinian political official and his bodyguard, who was killed alongside him a day earlier in Iran…
In recent weeks, Israel has been on an assassination spree, killing several high-profile Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in quick succession. Yet there is reason to believe these killings, widely celebrated as a show of power now, will serve to embolden these groups and prove harmful to Israel’s security and the…
As Israel’s war on Gaza pushes on in its 10th month, fears of regional escalation are growing, with attacks in Lebanon and the killing of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in recent days. Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of Wednesday in Iran’s capital, Tehran, according to a statement…
Haniyeh’s body is being carried through Tehran towards Azadi Square before being flown to Qatar for burial. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers at a memorial event for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. In the capital’s city centre, thousands of mourners with posters of Haniyeh…
Speaking on Monday, two days after Israel blamed Lebanon’s Hezbollah for the attack that killed 12 people in the occupied Golan Heights, White House official John Kirby reiterated US support for Israel, but emphasised that Washington still wanted regional de-escalation. “We believe that there is still time and space for…
EXPLAINER The senior Hamas leader was assassinated early Wednesday. Al Jazeera breaks down what happened — and what could follow. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, 62, has been killed in a predawn strike in Iran. His killing threatens the stability of the region and increases the risk of the Gaza war…
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