Ayatollah Khamenei
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed to take revenge from Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya. Khamenei said that Israel has “prepared a harsh punishment for itself” after Ismail Haniya was killed in an early morning airstrike in Iran’s capital Tehran. He said in a statement on his official website, “It is our duty to take revenge for him. Haniya was a dear guest on our land. Not only this, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has strongly condemned the killing of Hamas leader Haniya in Tehran. Pezeshkian said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’ that his country will protect its territorial integrity and give such a reply to those responsible (for Haniya’s death) that they will regret their actions. Hamas has blamed Israel for the killing of Haniya. Israel has not yet reacted to the matter.
Investigation is ongoing
Iran’s paramilitary force ‘Revolutionary Guard’ said that it is investigating the murder of Haniya. It did not say how the murder took place and who killed Haniya. At present, no one has taken responsibility for the murder, but Israel is suspected. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank condemned the killing of Haniya and called it a “cowardly act and dangerous development”.
‘Declared a martyr’
Hamas said Haniyya was in Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian along with other officials of the organization, Hezbollah and allied groups. Hamas said in a statement, “Hamas declares brother Ismail Haniyya a martyr for the great people of Palestine and the people of the Arab and Islamic countries and all the free people of the world.”
There was a terrorist attack in Israel
It is worth noting that the top leader of Hamas in Gaza is Yehya Sinwar, who had plotted the attack on Israel on October 7 last year. 1,200 people were killed in this attack and about 250 people were taken hostage. Haniya’s three sons and four grandchildren were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza in April. Haniya’s murder has happened at a time when the administration of US President Joe Biden is trying to persuade Hamas and Israel to agree on a temporary ceasefire and release of hostages. (AP)
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