Iran’s Supreme National Security Council is convening an emergency meeting following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Report informs via Reuters.
High-ranking officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are attending the meeting at the residence of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Earlier today, a rocket attack targeted the residence of the Hamas leader in Tehran, resulting in the deaths of Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards.
In response to the incident, Hamas issued a statement confirming that Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli attack.