New York, United States – AFP The United States unsealed a raft of “terrorism” and other charges against six Hamas leaders on Tuesday related to the group’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The charging document, dated February 1, targets six leaders of the group — including Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and late pol...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was intended to prolong the military assault on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia’s RIA state news agency in an interview. “There is no doubt that the purpose of Mr. Haniyeh’s assassination is to prolong the war and expan...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that his country does not seek the spread of war in the region but will respond to Israel’s crimes, in particular the assassination of Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran on July 31 after attending Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony. H...
-TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was “designed and executed” by Israel with support from the US, using a short-range projectile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said. In a statement, the IRGC called the assassination a “terrorist crime” and vowed “severe punishment.” Ha...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa has condemned the assassination by Israel of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran on Wednesday. The group’s political bureau chief was in the Iranian capital to attend the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian. Pretoria said it is concerned that the killing of Haniyeh and the ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has strongly condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Palestinian group Hamas’ political bureau, in an airstrike on his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran. “The orchestrators of this political assassination were clearly aware of the severe repercussions this act could have for the region,&#...
Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories – – AFP Palestinian factions called for a general strike and marches on Wednesday to protest the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an airstrike in Tehran. “The national and Islamic factions in Palestine announce a comprehensive strike and anger marches to (protest) ...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh, saying Iran considers it a duty to “avenge the dear guest’s blood.” The statement came hours after Haniyeh, who was in Tehran to attend Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced early Wednesday that its political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran. “Hamas mourns to our great Palestinian people, to the Arab and Islamic nations, and to all the free people of the world, ...
The International Criminal Court has accepted 64 fillings by states, organizations and persons to intervene in Prosecutor Karim Khan’s requests to issue arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas officials. Among the leaders with an arrest warrant out is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US, Palestine, Germany, South Africa, Bangla...