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Israel acknowledges it assassinated Hamas chief Haniyeh for first time

A poster of assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the Hamas office in Sanaa, Yemen, on August 19, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz has for the first time publicly acknowledged that his country assassinated Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, warning that the Yemen-based Houthis will also be struck a “severe blow”.

Speaking on Monday evening at an event honouring Defence Ministry personnel, Katz said Israel had “dealt a severe blow to the axis of evil, and we will also deal a severe blow to the Houthi terrorist organisation in Yemen, which remains the last to stand”.

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