When I went to meet Ismail Haniyeh for his last foreign interview ... Haniyeh rose to become the protege of sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Hamas’s founder who was assassinated by Israel in 2004.

BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of ... He served as an aide to Ahmad Yassin, the group’s founder, as the group broke from other groups and began conducting armed ...

In a region already balancing on a knife's edge of tension and hostilities, last week's dual assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in ... founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in 2004 resulted ...

Iran and Hamas announced early Wednesday that Ismail ... Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, both in Gaza in 2004. Yassin’s assassination followed a failed attempt on him and Haniyeh the ...

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s political and diplomatic leader, was killed in his residence in Tehran Wednesday morning, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. Haniyeh’s bodyguard was ...

The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ top leader, in Iran early Wednesday would appear to be an unvarnished win for Israel, which has been locked in war with Hamas since the Palestinian ...

Ismail Haniyeh was Hamas's overall leader until the group confirmed his death in Iran in July Israel's defence minister has for the first time acknowledged that Israel killed Hamas's political ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Jerusalem, Dec 24 (IANS) Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz has admitted for the first time that the country assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran.

The group’s leader Ismail Haniyeh said if Israeli forces are prepared for a long battle, then "Hamas is ready for it" CAIRO, November 16. /TASS/. Israel will be able to bring back hostages from ...