Profile: Ismail Haniyeh

In the heart of Tehran, amidst the fervor of political celebrations, a shocking event unfolded that would reverberate across the region and beyond.

The residence location of Ismail Haniyeh was targeted, and the head of the political bureau of Hamas and one of his guards was assassinated after their residence in Tehran was hit. But who was Ismail Haniyeh, and what role did he play in the resistance of the Palestinian nation against the Israeli occupation?

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