The Latest Breaking News on World Reactions To Killing Of Hamas Leader Haniyeh

Ismail Haniyeh is the latest in a list of Palestinian leaders believed to have been assassinated by Israel.

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn air strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination. Israel had vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the October 7 attacks.

For many, Haniyeh will remain a symbol of resistance in the face of Israeli occupation.

Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group has condemned Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, warning his death will only increase the resolve of Iran-backed "resistance" groups in the region.

A pair of strikes on top militant commanders in Beirut and Tehran has escalated tensions in a region already on edge and adds to a long list of targeted killings attributed to Israel

While Hamas’s capacity to retaliate is diminished, response could come from axis of militias backed by Iran

The killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an air strike in Tehran Wednesday came as a "thunderbolt" to war-weary Gazans, with some expressing disappointment Iran was unable to "protect him".

Palestinian faction’s diplomatic face was ‘leading the political battle for Hamas with Arab nations’

Hamas blames Israel for death, which one official described as a ‘grave escalation’