The Hamas leader's death in Iran appears to be Israel's way of fulfilling its promise of revenge, says Lieutenant Colonel Anders Ekholm. They made that promise already the day after October 7: you are "dead men walking", we will take you all down. But he does not believe that Ismail Haniya was Israel's most sought-after target.
WorldHamas leader Ismail Haniya, who is reported to have been killed in Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday, has been the terrorist-stamped group's political leader and one of its front figures for many years.
WorldTerror-labeled Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniya has been killed in Tehran. Hamas blames Israel for the death – and says that it "will not go unanswered". Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mention the attack in a speech, but said that "evil" is being fought.
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