<keyword id="19944483" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ismail-Haniyeh" source="keywords">Ismail Haniyeh</keyword>, the prominent <keyword id="113804" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hamas-leader" source="Orion">Hamas leader</keyword>, met a sudden and dramatic end on Wednesday morning in Iran’s Tehran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and <keyword id="19900598" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hamas" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Hamas" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Hamas">Hamas</keyword> both reported that Haniyeh, along with his Iranian bodyguard, was killed in a raid attributed to Israel, though specifics about the assassination remain unclear. Just a day ago, on Tuesday, Haniyeh was in the Iranian capital for the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian, where he was photographed with key Iranian officials. Now, his death has ignited interest in his background, his role within Hamas and the trajectory of his life. Here's a summary of the key details about him. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Who was Haniyeh and what was his role within Hamas?" comment="subhead" text="Who was Haniyeh and what was his role within Hamas?"><keyword id="22614669" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Who-was-Haniyeh" source="Orion">Who was Haniyeh</keyword> and what was his role within Hamas?</cmsannotation> A central figure in Hamas, Haniyeh’s influence spanned both political and militant spheres. His career began as a student activist at Gaza City's Islamic University, where he joined Hamas amid the First Palestinian Intifada in 1987. His early involvement in Hamas’s radical activities led to multiple arrests by Israeli authorities. After being released and briefly exiled to southern Lebanon in 1992, Haniyeh returned to Gaza. There, he quickly ascended within the movement, becoming a protégé of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmad Yassin. Haniyeh’s rise continued as he became Yassin’s trusted aide, notably facilitating communication between Yassin and others despite the leader's severe paralysis. Yassin’s assassination by Israel in 2004 did not slow Haniyeh’s momentum. By 2006, he had led Hamas to a surprising victory in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, becoming the ‘Prime Minister of the State of Palestine’. However, the victory was met with resistance from both international backers of the Palestinian Authority and domestic rival Fatah, leading to a split between Gaza and the West Bank. In 2017, Haniyeh stepped down as Hamas’ Gaza leader, shifting to the role of chairman of Hamas’ Political Bureau. Relocating to Qatar in 2018, he managed the group’s political operations from Doha until his assassination. Despite his outward hardline stance, Haniyeh was seen by some Arab diplomats as relatively pragmatic compared to other Hamas figures. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112156803" title="Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirm" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>The circumstances surrounding his death, particularly in Tehran immediately following the inauguration of Iran’s new president, mark a significant as well as embarrassing blow for the Islamic Republic. Haniyeh’s family also suffered grievous losses earlier this year when an Israeli airstrike killed three of his sons and four of his grandchildren. Haniyeh’s role in bolstering Hamas's military capabilities and fostering ties with Iran underscores the broader impact of his leadership on Middle Eastern geopolitics. Now, how the full ripple effects of his untimely death on the complex web of regional politics and militant dynamics unfold remain to be seen.

Ismail Haniyeh assassination: Who was Haniyeh and what was his role within Hamas?

<ul><li><keyword id="19900599" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Israel" source="keywords">Israel</keyword> has reportedly killed the top <keyword id="19900598" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hamas" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Hamas" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Hamas">Hamas</keyword> leader <keyword id="19944483" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ismail-Haniyeh" source="keywords">Ismail Haniyeh</keyword> in Iran’s Tehran.</li><li>Israel on Tuesday revealed that it has eliminated <keyword id="19925799" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hezbollah" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Hezbollah" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</keyword>'s senior military commander <keyword id="22610873" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Fuad-Shukr" source="keywords">Fuad Shukr</keyword>.</li><li>Here are some of the notable <keyword id="20508874" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="targeted-killings" source="keywords">targeted killings</keyword> or alleged assassinations by Israel over the years – both confirmed and unconfirmed.</li></ul> Israel has reportedly killed<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/ismail-haniyeh-assassination-who-was-haniyeh-and-what-was-his-role-within-hamas/articleshow/112160692.cms"> Ismail Haniyeh</a>, a top Hamas leader in Tehran, Iran while he was visiting the country for the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. He had reportedly met Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday. While Israel has not claimed responsibility for the assassination which resulted in the death of Haniyeh and his bodyguard, Hamas and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have confirmed that he has been killed. The IRGC in a statement said Haniyeh was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112156862" title="One of Hamas' top leaders has been killed in Iran, according to reports" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> According to Israel, Haniyeh was responsible for the brutal October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, which left over a thousand people dead and resulted in several people being taken hostage. This came just hours after The Israeli military confirmed that it eliminated Hezbollah's senior military commander Fuad Shukr. According to Israel, Shukr was responsible for the rocket attack on Golan Heights which killed 12 children playing in the ground. Shukr had a $5 million bounty on him from the United States as he reportedly played a “central role” in the 1983 bombing of a US Marines barracks in Beirut, which killed 241 US military personnel. <h2>Israel's history of targeted killings</h2> From operations such as Wrath of God to individual targeted attacks to kill key enemy leaders, Israel is notoriously aggressive against foreign threats. While the country’s agencies have themselves confirmed some of these killings, some have been attributed to them by others. Here're some major ones: 1. Saleh al-Arouri the deputy leader of Hamas, was killed in Beirut in an Israeli airstrike in January this year, marking a significant blow to Hamas leadership. 2. Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in Syria in a suspected Israeli airstrike in December 2023. 3. In May 2021, as part of the Operation Guardian of the Walls, Hamas commander Mohammed Abdullah Fayyad was killed in an air strike allegedly by the Israel Air Force. 4. A senior Hamas military commander, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh who was one of the founders of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades was assassinated in Dubai in 2010. 5. Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, another senior Hamas military commander was reportedly assassinated in Dubai in 2010. 6. Yahya Ayyash, A Hamas bombmaker, nicknamed "The Engineer", was assassinated by a booby-trapped cell phone in Gaza in 1996. 7. Gerald Bull, a Canadian scientist working on the Iraqi supergun project was killed by Israeli agents in Brussels in 1990. 8. The notable assassinations by the country also include the operation Wrath of God, which took place from 1972 to 1992 and was aimed at targeting individuals responsible for the Munich massacre. For those unaware, during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Germany, eight members of the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team and took nine others hostage, who were later killed after a failed rescue attempt. As part of the operation, Israel is believed to have killed over ten people over the next two decades. This also resulted in the death of a civilian in Norway. 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Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh to "The Engineer" Yahya Ayyash — List of Israel’s targeted killings over the years

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Iran may conclude it needs to strike Israel with a larger salvo than it did in April.</li><li>Iran and its allies are seeking retaliation after two killings as the risk of a regional war grows.</li></ul>Iran has repeatedly vowed it will attack Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas' political leader in Tehran on July 31. Its main proxy, Hezbollah in Lebanon, has also vowed to join Iran to avenge Israel's killing of one of its most senior commanders, Fuad Shukr, in Beirut the day before.If Iran and its allies want to show Israel the killings have a cost, they will likely try to catch Israel's defenses off guard or to overwhelm them — suggesting an even larger and more dangerous confrontation than their April barrage.The killing of Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/killing-of-hamas-leader-humiliating-for-iran-experts-2024-7">a humiliation</a> for Iran and Israelis wait anxiously to see what form of revenge Iran may take. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Sunday that an attack could come within 24-48 hours. However, in a Monday briefing, Biden's national security team said it <a target="_blank" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/08/06/iran-attack-israel-biden-briefed-details">remains unclear</a> when exactly Iran and Hezbollah will attack.Iran directly attacked Israel for the first time in April, two weeks after Israel assassinated Iranian paramilitary commanders at an Iranian consulate annex in Damascus, Syria. That <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/iran-intel-from-failed-revenge-missile-strike-on-israel-isw-2024-4">attack</a> consisted of over 300 drones and missiles. It was telegraphed days earlier and the overwhelming majority of the projectiles were tracked and intercepted by Israel with the help of the US, Britain, France and Jordan. Israel responded on April 19 with a single pinprick strike against the radar of an Iranian air defense system near Iran's Natanz enrichment facility."My sources suggest that the Iranian regime intends the attack to cause more surprise this time," Arash Azizi, senior lecturer in history and political science at Clemson University and author of "The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iran's Global Ambitions" told Business Insider. "There are many <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/08/iran-israel-war-hamas/679374/">internal debates</a> about this with some pushing against the idea of an attack or trying to keep it limited.""Iran is indicating that it wants to bring about a larger attack this time around," Azizi said. "It appears that this is definitely what some are pushing for, but they might still be outvoted in the National Security Council or pressured otherwise.""It's not clear how much damage Iran wants to bring with the attack and how much damage it can bring," Azizi added."This is part of what's being deliberated upon in Tehran right now."The Iran analyst also noted the upcoming Shiite pilgrimage of Arbaeen may influence Iran's timeline. Beginning on August 25 this year, the ritual sees millions of Shiite Iranian pilgrims traveling to Iraq's shrine city of Karbala, many of them on foot."I think it will have to be on a larger scale than the April attack because the Israeli strike was more significant," James Devine, associate professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Mount Allison University, told BI."If Iran wants to maintain deterrence, it has to scale up its responses to Israel's attacks," Devine said. "If the response stays the same, or is smaller, there is no reason for Israel not to escalate its attacks on Iranian targets and territory in the future."<div type="image" title="Israeli defenses like the Iron Dome were supported by US-fired interceptors during an Iranian barrage in April." height="1268" width="2000" msid="112328168" hostid="261" sizebytes="201634"></div><h2 id="212ec812-bc84-4913-aa65-697fd71adccd">Aiming for more damage</h2>Another risk is that the attack could be multi-directional. In addition to Hezbollah, Iran's other regional proxies, such as the Houthis in Yemen and the militias in Iraq and Syria are expected to join Tehran's attack. They supported Iran's April attack, albeit with limited strikes. The Houthis struck Tel Aviv for the first time <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/deadly-houthi-attack-tel-aviv-forces-israel-rethink-drone-defenses-2024-7">using a drone on July 19</a>. Israel responded by bombing Yemen's Hodeidah port the following day."Hezbollah will likely play a more active role by firing several — but not many — guided ballistic missiles at Israeli targets in northern Israel, probably including some ballistic missile defense sites," Farzin Nadimi, a defense and security analyst and senior fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told BI. "The Houthis will probably continue to play a supporting role."Devine also believes the Houthis may participate in an attack alongside Iraqi militias but noted that Tehran has "remained clear that it does not want the situation to escalate into a regional war" and remains focused on deterrence."Nevertheless, they will likely want to structure the attack so it does more damage," Devine said. "Therefore, it may not be as telegraphed as the first. It may include parallel attacks from multiple directions and some closer launch points."Tehran may also restrict its attacks to military targets rather than civilian areas to reduce the risk the tit-for-tat strikes trigger an all-out war."It is also possible that an Israeli embassy somewhere will be targeted," Devine said. "Tehran has said the strike must be against Israeli territory, but embassies as we saw with the April crisis, are considered to be national territory by the Iranians. But this is just a guess on my part."Devine and Azizi are skeptical that Hezbollah, despite having its red line crossed in Beirut, would risk attacking Tel Aviv and<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wider-war-hezbollah-could-unleash-unprecedented-missile-barrage-against-israel-2024-7"> trigger a major retaliation</a> that would <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wider-war-hezbollah-could-unleash-unprecedented-missile-barrage-against-israel-2024-7">threaten Hezbollah's arsenal</a>, which consists of up to 150,000 surface-to-surface rockets and missiles."A Hezbollah strike in Tel Aviv killing significant numbers of civilians would quite possibly precipitate <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hezbollah-has-the-firepower-to-ambush-israeli-tanks-in-lebanon-2024-7">a full-out war on the Israeli-Lebanese border</a> — the sort of situation Iran has said it wants to avoid," Devine said.<div type="image" title="Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut in an attack that the group has vowed to avenge." height="1333" width="2000" msid="112328170" hostid="261" sizebytes="215846"></div><h2 id="ab0ded4d-27b9-4f01-8690-c244923e2f77">What happens next</h2>The scale of the Iranian attacks is drawing in the US military <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-deploys-more-warships-able-destroy-ballistic-missiles-counter-iran-2024-8">to play defense</a>, and it's increasingly possible that some Iran-backed militants could target US forces in the region during a large attack. On Monday, a rocket attack carried out by Iran-backed militias on Iraq's Ain al Asad Airbase <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/world/middleeast/iraq-us-troops-iran-attack.html">injured at least five American troops</a>."The fact that the regime has openly declared US complicity in the assassination of Haniyeh means that they're likely considering attacking US forces as well," Azizi said.How Israel would retaliate for any Iranian attack would likely depend on certain factors."If the coming Iranian attack causes Israeli casualties, they are likely to want to respond harshly," Azizi said. "But they might be restrained by the US and other sides whose priority is avoiding an all-out regional war."On the other hand, Israel may not necessarily wait until Iran strikes."It is also possible for Israel to conduct preemptive strikes on Iran before Iran gets to attack," Azizi said. "If Israel wanted to truly up the ante, it could strike Iranian refineries, which would cause a major crisis in Iran.""There is a chance that the IDF has already thought about these plans, especially since the new phase of hostilities began in April."Devine believes Israel's response will depend on the "amount of damage and casualties" any Iranian attack ultimately causes."Iran did very little damage the first time, so it is a very low bar to clear," Devine said. "If Iran is more aggressive than expected, or there is an accident, and there are significant civilian casualties, or Israel's defenses come off looking inadequate, Israel's response could be severe."An unprecedented Iranian attack could lead to an unprecedented Israeli response."Israel will likely try to retaliate more strongly than April 19, especially if they suffer casualties or a significant building is destroyed by Iran," The Washington Institute's Nadimi said."In that case, some of Iran's nuclear sites will likely be targeted as well."

A second Iranian attack on Israel would likely dwarf its first 

<ul><li>The <keyword id="19932512" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-stock-market" source="keywords">Indian stock market</keyword> reported a huge decline on Monday, with <keyword id="19896382" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sensex" source="keywords">Sensex</keyword> and <keyword id="19896381" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty" source="keywords">Nifty</keyword> opening in red.</li><li><keyword id="22671549" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="US-recession-fears" source="keywords">US recession fears</keyword> and tensions in the Middle East are among the factors for the decline.</li><li>Here are some of the reasons for the decline in the Indian stock market.</li></ul> The Indian stock market reported a decline on Monday as benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened in red. While Sensex opened at 78,588, Nifty opened at 24,302 and further declined to below 24,000 levels amid heavy selling. Around ₹17 lakh crore of investor wealth was wiped out on Monday as the market cap of companies listed on BSE declined to ₹440.2 lakh crore. <h2>Sensex and Nifty50 report bigger decline than budget day</h2>The fall on Monday has pushed the Sensex below its budget-day low of 79,224. The Nifty50 also slipped below its 20-DMA and recorded the biggest single-day decline in over two months. At 11:20 am, the BSE Sensex was 3.20% down at 78,392, while the Nifty 50 was 3.15% down at 23,940. The top losers include Tata Motors, ONGC, Hindalco, Tata Steel and others. <h2>Here’s why the Indian stock markets declined</h2>While there are a lot of reasons for the decline in the Indian stock market on Monday, here are some of the biggest factors that have impacted the markets: <h3>Recession fears</h3>One of the triggers for the decline on Monday was the fear of recessions in the US, which increased after data revealed that the job growth in the US in July slowed more than expected. The US unemployment rate jumped to a three-year high at 4.3%, up from 4.1% in June, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase. As per data from the Labor Department, the nonfarm payrolls increased by just 114,000 jobs in July, falling short of the 175,000 expected. This is also below the 200,000 jobs needed to keep up with the population growth. The fear of a looming recession has decreased the appetite of investors, resulting in a withdrawal. Economists at Goldman Sachs have increased the probability of a recession in the US in the next 12 months to 25%. Experts have predicted a rate cut of up to 100 bps by the US Fed this year. <h3>Increased tensions in the Middle East</h3>The tensions in the Middle East have heightened after Israel reportedly killed Hamas political chief<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/hamas-ismail-haniyeh-to-the-engineer-yahya-ayyash-list-of-israels-targeted-killings-over-the-years/articleshow/112171279.cms"> Ismail Haniyeh</a> while he was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Iran and Hezbollah are expected to attack Iran this week. The Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations has warned that Hezbollah may target "broader and deeper" civilian as well as military targets inside Israel. The Benjamin Netanyahu-led government in Israel is reportedly planning on conducting a pre-emptive strike on Iran to prevent an attack on its soil. The increased tensions could result in increased fuel prices, resulting in inflation. <h3>Overvaluation</h3>The Indian stock market is currently overvalued, as per experts. A correction has been expected for some time now and it has finally arrived. India’s GDP market capitalization to GDP ratio, well-known as the Buffett Indicator reached 150% last week. The high valuations in the stock market are driven by liquidity flows, especially in the mid and small-cap segments. Segments such as defense and railways have been overvalued for some time now. <h3>Underwhelming Q1 results</h3>Indian companies have reported their Q1 numbers and the year has been off to a bad start, with several companies reporting underwhelming numbers. India Inc’s June results have failed to boost the market sentiment. Apart from this, technical factors also played a role in the decline on Monday. 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