– Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was confirmed to have been killed in Tehran by Iran’s IRGC
– Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike for his death, while IRGC said they were investigating the attack
– Haniyeh played a crucial role in cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas
– He was elected as head of the Hamas political bureau in 2017, but had been a prominent figure since joining Hamas in 1987
– Haniyeh’s sons and grandchildren were killed in an Israeli airstrike in April 2022
– He had been living in exile in Qatar since 2019.