Editorial: The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran brings the region closer to the conflagration that many have feared for months
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran brings the region closer to the conflagration that many have feared for monthsim hopes that a ceasefire in Gaza might be in view have been extinguished, for now at least, with thein the occupied Golan Heights last week. The militant group did not immediately confirm his death; ambiguity leaves it room for manoeuvre too. Add in recentbelieves it is re-establishing deterrence, more deaths will surely result.
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