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Haniyeh rubbed out in Iran
2024-07-31
[Daily Mail, whee America gets its news] A top Hamas
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
 leader has been killed after a assassination in Tehran.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that Ismail Haniyeh
...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank...
, a Hamas chief, was killed while attending the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president.

Their statement said that Haniyeh had been killed alongside a security guard in a assassination at their place of residence.

Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau, had been in the capital city as Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in as President of the nation.

In a statement, Hamas blamed Israeli forces on the death of Haniyeh as they announced his death 'to the Paleostinian people and the Arab nation'.


[Sniff!] So sad.

Har har har har har!

Woodrow has gifted us the report from the Tehran Times:
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh squashed like a worm martyred in Tehran
Oh well now Haniyeh will get his 72 virgin piglets.
Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were martyred after their residence was targeted in Tehran, according to a statement released by the IRGC.

"With condolences to the heroic nation of Palestine and the Islamic nation and the combatants of the Resistance Front and the noble nation of Iran, this morning (Wednesday) the residence of Mr. Dr. Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of the Islamic Resistance of Hamas, was hit in Tehran, and following this incident, he and one of his bodyguards were martyred," the statement reads.
Mr. Dr. Ismail Haniyeh? Does he know Dr. Jill?
Further investigation into the incident is underway.
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Posted by:Skidmark

#33  #31 Bullseye on the belly button? Now that is precision targeting.
Posted by: Ululating Platypus    2024-07-31 22:54  

#32  I'd like to read how it was done.

Lots of stories and references to the spy squirrels that infest Iran’s critical landscape in Rantburg's archives, Bugs Elmaper6236. The ur-story was all the way back in 2007. Enjoy!
Posted by: trailing wife   2024-07-31 16:13  

#31   Targeting video?
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 13:09  

#30  #20 Google "Kabbalah".
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-07-31 12:39  

#29  #20 " I'd like to read how it was done."
I'd rather not. Rinse and repeat.
Posted by: European Conservative   2024-07-31 11:58  

#28  Ground spotters, refueling, satellite, stealth. A lot in this strike.
Posted by: Cleared Cookies Lost Nic   2024-07-31 10:53  

#27  Its gonna get interesting...
Posted by: 49 Pan   2024-07-31 09:37  

#26  ^ I bet it works as well as Russia's too
Posted by: DarthVader   2024-07-31 09:08  

#25  The Mullahs spent a lot of money on Tehran's air defense systems.

Of course a sizable portion of that might have gone into various pockets.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2024-07-31 08:35  

#24  "Let us go to Tehran. We will be safe there."
Posted by: SteveS   2024-07-31 08:34  

#23  Their statement said that Haniyeh had been killed alongside a security guard in a assassination at their place of residence.

If they can get him, they can get any of the barbarians. They better think about that.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-07-31 08:32  

#22  who gets his $ millions (or billions)
Posted by: Lord Garth   2024-07-31 08:05  

#21  Too bad, so sad, Anyway in other news.....
Posted by: alanc   2024-07-31 08:00  

#20  This seems to be a rather complicated mission. I'd like to read how it was done.
Posted by: Bugs Elmaper6236   2024-07-31 07:44  

#19  #13
The Russkis prefer windows.
Posted by: European Conservative   2024-07-31 07:29  

#18  The travel warning for Iran is here for a reason.
Posted by: European Conservative   2024-07-31 07:27  

#17  Some annual performance reviews are always a challenge. But I do think he received the proper performance improvement plan.
Posted by: Airandee   2024-07-31 06:46  

#16  The Supreme-Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei

I wonder how many of his potential successors are thinking now "How can I wack Ali and convince the world it was a Zionist job?"?
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-07-31 05:34  

#15  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is assassinated in 'Israeli' airstrike on his residence in Iran
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-07-31 04:49  

#14  @5 The Persians will get mad and start shouting "Death to Israel!" ?
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2024-07-31 04:18  

#13  Russian Foreign Ministry: Those behind the assassination of Hamas leader were aware of the dangerous consequences this would have for the region — Reuters
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 04:16  

#12  The Supreme-Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei has stated regarding last night’s Assassination of Hamas Chief Political Leader, Ismail Haniyeh at his Residence in the Capital of Tehran, “The Criminal and Terrorist Zionist Entity, with the Assassination of the Great Leader Ismail Haniyeh, has paved the way for him to receive a Harsh and Severe Punishment.”
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 04:13  

#11  The battle for the Litani river is expected to begin soon
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 04:10  

#10  along with some key Hezbollah people
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 04:08  

#9  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh reportedly assassinated
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-07-31 03:54  

#8   Senior Iranian Officials, including the Leader of the IRGC Quds Force Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, are currently attending an Emergency Meeting of the Supreme National Security Council at the Supreme-Leader's Residence, an Event that happens during Extraordinary Circumstances.
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 03:26  

#7   stuff happens
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 03:16  

#6   video of last hours ...
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 03:14  

#5  Iran: “Be prepared to tell the Zionists what the punishment is for shedding the blood of a guest in our home.”
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 03:08  

#4  The Qatari Foreign Minister calls the Assassination of Hamas Chief Political Leader, Ismail Haniyeh, last night in the Iranian Capital of Tehran; a Heinous Crime, a Dangerous Escalation, and a Blatant Violation of International and Humanitarian Law.
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 03:05  

#3  Their statement said that Haniyeh had been killed alongside a security guard

A message from IDF: "We regret the death of the security guard - how were we supposed to know he'd be in bed with Haniyeh?"
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-07-31 03:01  

#2  Iranian Media is reporting that Hamas Chief Political Leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was Residing in a Multistory Residential Guest House used and operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the North of the Iranian Capital of Tehran, when his Bedroom was Directly Struck last night at around 2am by an Air-Launched Missile; with the Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziyad al-Nakhalah also staying in the same Building but on a different Floor.
Posted by: 3dc   2024-07-31 02:16  

#1  In the middle of Iran - a message.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-07-31 01:42  

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