– Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran.
– Haniyeh was born in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza and joined Hamas in the 1980s.
– He served time in Israeli jails and was deported to Lebanon.
– Haniyeh led Hamas to a legislative election victory in 2006.
– He briefly served as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority before being dismissed.
– Haniyeh was designated a terrorist by the US in 2018.
– Known as a “pragmatist” within the Palestinian movement, Haniyeh led Hamas’s diplomatic efforts after stepping down as head in Gaza.
– Three of his children were killed in Gaza in 2024 during the ongoing war.