Yahya Sinwar, a prominent Hamas leader reputed for his ruthlessness and animosity towards Israel, was named the group's leader after Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran. He has spent most of his life in Israeli prisons and is believed to be the mastermind behind the Oct 7 attacks on Israel.
Last week, Israel killed Shukr, Hezbollah's senior-most military commander, in a strike on the group's stronghold in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut.
The Middle East is on the edge of an all out war after the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Iran has vowed retaliation against Israel who it blames for the killing of Haniyeh.
The Delhi Police has prepared a robust plan to protect the Israeli embassy and Chabad House from any possible attacks after the death of the high-profile Hamas chief. This came after the Delhi Police refuted rumours of an "explosion" at the embassy on Thursday as a hoax.
Senior officers reviewed security measures, implementing a multi-layered system with increased CCTV surveillance and potential for additional personnel. The move follows two low-intensity blasts near the embassy in the past three years and a recent hoax about explosions.
According to Hamas-controlled media, a commander of the Palestinian militant group's Tulkarm Brigades when the Israeli airstrike struck a vehicle. This came amid red-hot tensions after the killings of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.
Thousands of mourners, including Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, attended Haniyeh's funeral ceremony, after which he will be buried in the city of Lusail. Haniyeh's killing in Iran sent shockwaves through the Middle East and threatened an escalation of regional tensions.
Tensions have escalated further between Isreal and Hezbollah after the former killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in retaliation to the attack at Golan Heights that killed 12 children.
Haqeeqat Kya Hai: How Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed in Iran
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a new phase in the wake of Israel's suspected assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and an Israeli strike in Beirut against the top military commander of Iran-backed Hezbollah.
After the death of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniya, there are full chances of the equations in the Middle East changing... There is also a fear that now attacks against Israel may increase... Iran has announced revenge... and so has America. They have said that if Israel is attacked, they stand together..
Iran's Axis of Resistance is a coalition with the potential to further destabilize the Middle East amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Their coordinated actions against Israel and close ties to Iran could trigger wider conflicts, disrupt global trade, and worsen humanitarian crises.
Mohammed Deif is the alleged mastermind of the October 7 attacks on Israel that killed over 1,200 people when he launched 'Operation Al-Aqsa Storm'. He has been accused of numerous suicide bombings and has evaded several assassination attempts.
Lebanon's Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that senior commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital, making him the most senior figure from the group to be killed in nearly 10 months of conflict with Israel.
Hamas sources said Meshaal is expected to be chosen as the paramount leader of the group to replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, with Tehran and Hamas vowing retribution against Israel.
Late on Tuesday, Israel's military reported the killing of Shukr, identified as Hezbollah's highest-ranking commander, attributing responsibility to him for a weekend attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that resulted in the deaths of twelve youths.
As per the reports, Israel has killed Hamas Chief Ismail Haniya. Haniya's bodyguard was also killed in the attack. Recently, Israeli security forces killed Haniya's three sons. Watch to know more!
Haniyeh, 62, left the Gaza Strip in 2019 and had lived in exile in Qatar, leading the Hamas delegation in ceasefire negotiations as the war with Israel in Gaza continued. He was "specially designated" as a global terrorist by the United States and was once briefly imprisoned in Israel.
Haniyeh, 62, was the chief of Hamas' political bureau and was designated as a "specially designated" global terrorist by the United States. He was residing in Qatar and was the face of Hamas' diplomatic efforts as he participated in peace talks to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The Israeli military said Tuesday it struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut, targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens.
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