Haniyeh rose through Hamas' leadership in the 1980s to steer group in Gaza In recent years he had become a 'figurehead' living a luxury life in exile Hamas' political chief Ismail Haniyeh was ...

Iran on Tuesday denounced what it termed Israel's "brazen admission" of having killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, accusing the country of having carried out a ...

Israel assassinated Hamas' top leader Ismail ... Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantisi — Hamas' two previous leaders — were killed by Israel. FILE: Head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail ...