‘People are tense’: In Israel, fear amid likely Hezbollah, Tehran response | Israel-Palestine conflict

‘People are tense’: In Israel, fear amid likely Hezbollah, Tehran response | Israel-Palestine conflict

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…

Thousands mourn Hamas leader Haniyeh in Iran amid calls for revenge | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Thousands mourn Hamas leader Haniyeh in Iran amid calls for revenge | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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…

Israel’s assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders will backfire | Hamas

Israel’s assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders will backfire | Hamas

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…

What countries has Israel attacked since October 7? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

What countries has Israel attacked since October 7? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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…

Iran’s Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran’s Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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…

Haniyeh killing risks dragging US into war it says it doesn’t want | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Haniyeh killing risks dragging US into war it says it doesn’t want | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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…

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran: What to know, what’s next? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran: What to know, what’s next? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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…

Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran | Hamas News

Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran | Hamas News

Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran where he had been attending the president’s inauguration. Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran, according to a statement from the group that governs Gaza, which blamed Israel for his death. Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed…