Israeli ministers instructed to avoid commenting on assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh
Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office directed ministers not to comment on the
assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh.
Despite this, Israeli Heritage Minister Amihai
Eliyahu made a statement, saying that Haniyeh's death "makes the world a
little better, with no more false surrender agreements."
CNN reported that the Israeli military declined
to respond to foreign media reports concerning Haniyeh's assassination.
Hamas claimed in a statement that Haniyeh was
"killed in a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran,
following his participation in the inauguration ceremony of new Iranian
President Masoud Pezeshkian."
Haniyeh's most recent public appearance was on
Tuesday, where he met with President Pezeshkian in Tehran, marking his first
encounter with the new Iranian leader since his inauguration.
