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Hamas said on July 31, 2024, that one of its leaders was killed in an Israeli air strike in Iran. , Ismail Haniyeh was reportedly in Tehran after attending the inauguration of the Iran’s new president. Haniyeh’s death has drawn international condemnation and cast a shadow over hopes for negotiations with Israel as tensions escalate in the Middle East because of the war in Gaza. Iran and Hamas have blamed Israel for the assassination, but Israel has not yet officially commented. Israel has admitted killing the most senior commander of another group, Hezbollah on July 31. The separate air strike was described as retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack that killed 12 youngsters three days earlier.
