Hamas's political leader killed

Iran has vowed to avenge the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in an overnight air strike in Tehran. Hamas and Iran blame Israel for the strike. Israel hasn’t commented but has previously vowed to eliminate the group’s leaders. Haniyeh, 62, is the most senior leader to be killed since the 7 October attacks. We get the latest reaction and analysis from our special correspondents in the Middle-East.

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Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Palestinian group Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2024. Credit: West Asia News Agency/Handout via REUTERS)