TEHRAN, July 31, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Palestinian group Hamas said Wednesday that an Israeli strike in Tehran killed its chief Ismail Haniyeh.

"Brother, leader, mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement, died in a Zionist strike on his headquarters in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of the new (Iranian) president," the movement said in a statement.