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Iran says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov stated that Ismail Haniyeh's assassination could lead to a larger regional conflict, calling it "absolutely unacceptable."
The Kremlin condemned the killing and noted Hamas vowed that the action would "not go unanswered."
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of "severe punishment" for Israel in response to Haniyeh’s death.

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Nebraska Examiner

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations chair sees tensions rising after death of Hamas leader • Nebraska Examiner

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing June 8, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland, a top foreign relations lawmaker, warned Wednesday the apparent assassination of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran “raises the temperature” as a cease-fire and hostage deal to end the Israel-Hamas conflict hangs in the balance. C…

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Politico

US bets on Gaza cease-fire talks as assassinations tilt Mideast toward bigger war

The Biden administration is clinging to the stubbornly elusive goal of a cease-fire deal to end the fighting in Gaza, even as a pair of assassinations blamed on Israel may have undercut the effort and brought the Middle East closer to a full-on regional war. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed to reporters on Wednesday that their main focus is still on diplomacy between Israel and the Hamas militant grou…

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Maryland Matters

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations chair sees tensions rising after death of Hamas leader - Maryland Matters

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in a 2021 file photo. Cardin, now the chair of Senate Foreign Relations, warned that the apparent Israeli assassination of a Hamas leader threatens to expand the conflict in the Middle East. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) warned Wednesday that the apparent assassination of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran “raises the tempe…

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Republican-American

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility but suspicion immediately fell on Israel, which has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. Haniyeh was in Tehran to […]

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UN News

Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East

The UN’s top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, appealing in the Security Council on Wednesday for “swift and effective diplomatic action”, as ambassadors met in an emergency meeting on the latest flare-up in hostilities.

8 months ago·New York, United States

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scheerpost.com

UN Report on Arbitrary Detention and Abhorrent Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners

A Palestinian prisoner is escorted by heavily armed Israeli guards. Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Physicians for Human Rights - Israel from August 10, 2010. By Talia Mullin / Original to Scheer Post A new report has been released from the UN Human Rights department detailing the arbitrary detention of thousands of Palestinians and subsequent…

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