Israel’s targeted killings threaten new violence

The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, while not acknowledged by Israel, follows a pattern of targeted killings of its enemies

1 Jul 30, 2024 Ismali Hanley 
Hamas leader
Doha-based, said to have been pushing for compromise. Killed by “airborne strike” after swearing-in ceremony of new Iranian president
Tehran

2 Jul 30, 2024 Fuad Shucker 
Hezbollah military commander 
Allegedly behind attack on Israeli-occupied Golan in which 12 children killed 
Beirut

3  Jul 13, 2024 Mohammed Deif 
Head of  al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas military wing 
Responsible for Oct 7 attacks in which 1,200 people killed 
Khan Younis

4. Apr 1, 2024 Mohammad Reza Zahedi 
Brigadier General, Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Seven commanders killed in missile strike after meeting with Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Damascus


5. Jan 19, 2010 Mahmoud al-Mabhouh 
Hamas military commander 
Involved in kidnap and killing of two Israeli soldiers. Electrocuted in hotel room, Israel denied involvement
Dubai

4. Feb 12, 2008 Imad Mugniyeh 
Hezbollah military commander
Blamed for 1983-84 Beirut bombings of U.S. Embassy and barracks, 1992 bombing of Israeli Embassy, Argentina.
Killed by car bomb
Damascus

3. Apr 17, 2004 Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi 
Hamas co-founder, spiritual leader
Killed by helicopter missile strike at height of second Palestinian Intifada
Gaza City

3 Mar 22, 2004 Sheikh Ahmed Yassin 
Hamas co-founder, leader
Succeeded Yassin as leader, killed by helicopter missile strike

Gaza City
ISRAEL
IRAN
UAE
GAZA
SYRIA
LEBANON

Sources: BBC, Associated Press
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