Israeli media reported interceptions by the Iron Dome air defense system over the Western Galilee, but it was not immediately clear whether the attacks represented an escalation of near-daily exchanges of fire that have continued for months.
Haniya: They killed him with a bomb planted two months ago
The leader of Hamas Ismail Haniyawas killed on Wednesday by an explosive device planted secretly in the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven sources, including two Iranians, and an American official, the New York Times reported.
The bomb had been planted about two months ago in the hostel, according to five Middle Eastern officials. The hostel is run and protected by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and is part of a large complex, known as Neshat, in an upscale neighborhood of northern Tehran.
Haniya was in the Iranian capital for the presidential inauguration. The bomb was detonated remotely, the five officials said, once it was confirmed that he was inside his hostel room. A bodyguard was also killed in the explosion.
Haniya, who had headed Hamas’ political office in Qatar, had stayed at the guesthouse several times when visiting Tehran, according to Middle East officials. All the officials spoke on condition of anonymity to share sensitive details about the killing.
How the bomb was hidden in the hostel remained unclear. Middle Eastern officials said planning for the assassination took months and required extensive surveillance of the compound. The two Iranian officials who described the nature of the killing said they did not know how or when the explosives were planted in the room.
Ismail Haniya: Lamentation at his funeral
A crowd of mourners attended the funeral of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya in Tehran today, who was killed in the Iranian capital in a strike blamed on Israel, a ceremony marked by calls to avenge his death.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recited the prayer for the dead in front of the coffins of Ismail Haniya and his bodyguard draped in the Palestinian flag. The leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement will be buried tomorrow, Friday, in Qatar where he lived in exile.
Holding portraits of Haniya and Palestinian flags, thousands of people gathered at Tehran University, according to an AFP correspondent.
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