Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran, Iranian state media Press TV reported on Wednesday, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) —an elite wing of the Iranian military, writes CNN.
In a separate statement, Hamas said Haniyeh was killed alongside his bodyguard in what it said was an Israeli raid on his residence after he participated in the inauguration of the Iranian president.
It is not clear when Haniyeh was killed.