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Iran Says Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Assassinated in Tehran

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the start of their meeting at the President's office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the start of their meeting at the President's office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
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Iran Says Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Assassinated in Tehran

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the start of their meeting at the President's office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the start of their meeting at the President's office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Hamas said Wednesday its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country's new president.
Haniyeh's killing came after Israel on Tuesday struck a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, killing a senior commander of the Iran-backed group it said was responsible for a weekend rocket attack on the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, reported AFP.
"Brother, leader, mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement, died in a Zionist strike on his headquarters in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of the new (Iranian) president," the Palestinian group said in a statement.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards also announced the death, saying Haniyeh's residence in Tehran was "hit" and he was killed along with a bodyguard.
"The residence of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political office of Hamas Islamic Resistance, was hit in Tehran, and as a result of this incident, him and one of his bodyguards were martyred," said a statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Sepah news website.
The Guards said the cause of the incident was not immediately clear but it was "being investigated."
Haniyeh had traveled to Tehran to attend Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
The Israeli army declined to comment on foreign media reports.
 

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Egypt, Chad Agree on Backing Efforts to Achieve Ceasefire in Sudan

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received on Tuesday Chad President Mahamat Idriss Déby in New Alamein City (Egyptian Presidency)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received on Tuesday Chad President Mahamat Idriss Déby in New Alamein City (Egyptian Presidency)
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Egypt, Chad Agree on Backing Efforts to Achieve Ceasefire in Sudan

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received on Tuesday Chad President Mahamat Idriss Déby in New Alamein City (Egyptian Presidency)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received on Tuesday Chad President Mahamat Idriss Déby in New Alamein City (Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt and Chad on Tuesday agreed on the necessity of supporting efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Sudan where the people suffer from an ongoing conflict and an exacerbating humanitarian crisis that requires urgent intervention.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received Chad President Mahamat Idriss Déby in New Alamein City where the two leaders discussed bilateral relations and regional developments, according to a statement by the Egyptian Presidency.
Sisi emphasized the deep and longstanding historical relations between the two countries and their peoples.
He then reiterated Egypt's commitment to providing full support to Chad across various fields, including the transfer and sharing of Egyptian expertise in building the capacities of Chad in different developmental sectors such as energy, infrastructure, health, education, agriculture, and livestock.
This is in addition to cooperating in the areas of security and counter-terrorism, in light of Egypt’s keenness to ensure Chad’s security and stability.
For his part, Déby highlighted a mutual will to achieve significant advancement in bilateral cooperation across sectors.
He also valued the role of active Egyptian institutions and companies in Chad, particularly in supporting Chadian educational and cultural processes, infrastructure projects, and the activities of Al-Azhar mission in Chad.
The two presidents agreed to activate the work of the joint committee between the two countries to implement the agreed-upon matters and to accelerate the implementation of joint cooperation projects in a manner that serves the interests of both countries.
The meeting covered a number of African matters of mutual interest, notably the developments in Sudan, security in the Sahel region, and the enhancement of coordination regarding the role of the Community of Sahel–Saharan States.

“The two leaders agreed on the necessity of supporting efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Sudan, so as to uphold the higher interests of the Sudanese people, who are suffering from the ongoing conflict and the exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis that requires urgent intervention,” Presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said.
They also affirmed their countries' support for all efforts to achieve stability in Libya and to bolster security in the Sahel region in confronting the continuing terrorist threats, Fahmy added.