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Palestinian President Strongly Condemns Killing of Hamas Chief

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) flashes victory sign as surrounded by Iranian lawmakers at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran, 30 July 2024 (issued 31 July 2024). EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) flashes victory sign as surrounded by Iranian lawmakers at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran, 30 July 2024 (issued 31 July 2024). EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
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Palestinian President Strongly Condemns Killing of Hamas Chief

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) flashes victory sign as surrounded by Iranian lawmakers at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran, 30 July 2024 (issued 31 July 2024). EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) flashes victory sign as surrounded by Iranian lawmakers at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran, 30 July 2024 (issued 31 July 2024). EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas strongly condemned on Wednesday the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, state news agency WAFA reported.
Palestinian national and Islamic factions called for a general strike and mass demonstrations after Haniyeh's killing.
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.

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Israel Not Seeking War Escalation, but Preparing for All Scenarios, Defense Minister Says 

Buildings that were damaged in an Israeli strike the previous day in Beirut, Lebanon, 31 July 2024. (EPA)
Buildings that were damaged in an Israeli strike the previous day in Beirut, Lebanon, 31 July 2024. (EPA)
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Israel Not Seeking War Escalation, but Preparing for All Scenarios, Defense Minister Says 

Buildings that were damaged in an Israeli strike the previous day in Beirut, Lebanon, 31 July 2024. (EPA)
Buildings that were damaged in an Israeli strike the previous day in Beirut, Lebanon, 31 July 2024. (EPA)

Israel is not seeking to escalate war, but is preparing to handle all scenarios, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday while praising forces who carried out an attack on a Hezbollah commander in Beirut overnight.

During his visit, Gallant spoke with air defense officers regarding Israel's killing of the top commander in Iran-backed Hezbollah, who Israel says was responsible for a rocket attack on Saturday that killed 12 children and teenagers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

"The performance (last) night in Beirut was focused, high quality and contained," Gallant said, according to a statement from his office.

"We don't want war, but we are preparing for all possibilities, and that means you must be prepared as needed, and we will do our job at all the levels above you," he said.