Israel sends message to Iran with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination: No haven for terrorists

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Published July 31, 2024, 10:26 p.m. ET19 Comments

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) flashes victory sign as surrounded by Iranian lawmakers at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran, 30 July 2024.
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) flashes a victory sign as he’s surrounded by lawmakers at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran on July 30, 2024.ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA-EFE/Shut

The early Wednesday morning assassination in Tehran of Hamas’ Politburo head Ismail Haniyeh, attributed to Israel, reportedly caused a panic in the senior ranks of the Iranian regime. 

Haniyeh, who was based in Doha, Qatar, was in Iran to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkia.

He was staying at a supposedly secret guesthouse operated by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps at the time of his death. 

Haniyeh’s assassination is raft with implications for the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and for the broader regional war that Iran is fighting against Israel directly and through its terror proxies. 

At the time of his death, Haniyeh was responsible for the terror regime’s finances and arms flows.

He was also responsible for Hamas’s relations with its state sponsors, Qatar — where he resided since 2017 — as well Iran and Turkey. 

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