Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ supreme leader in exile who landed on Israel’s wanted list after the militant group staged its surprise Oct. 7 attacks, was killed in an airstrike in the Iranian capital early Wednesday. He was 61.
FILE - Ismail Haniyeh , leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas , speaks to journalists after his meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 28, 2021. In this photo released by the Iran ian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, meets Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh , at the President’s office in Tehran, Iran , Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
“He was responsible for propaganda, for diplomatic relations, but he was not very powerful,” said Milshtein, a former military intelligence officer. “From time to time, Sinwar even laughed and joked: ‘He’s the more moderate, sophisticated leader, but he doesn’t understand anything about warfare.’”against him and two other Hamas leaders, Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Haniyeh, who was born in Gaza’s urban Shati refugee camp on Jan. 29, 1963, joined Hamas when it was founded in 1987. He served as an aid to Ahmad Yassin, the group’s founder, and rose throughout the years until he became its top political leader, replacing Khaled Mashaal in 2017.
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