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Thousands of Israelis stranded abroad as airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv amid regional tensions

Nearly 4,000 Israelis have been stranded abroad due to the suspension of international flights to Tel Aviv amid rising border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel and fears of Iran's attack, according to a report.

President Pezeshkian: Assassination of Haniyeh will not go unanswered

In a meeting with Ayman Safadi, the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Jordan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that the Israeli move to assassinate the Hamas leader in Tehran will not go unanswered.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange hits lowest level since April amid fears of Iran’s retaliation

The main index of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) fell to its lowest point since April at the start of weekly trading on Sunday, driven by fears of a potential war with Iran and Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah.

Iran to send strong Message to Jordanian FM regarding Israeli assassination of Hamas leader

An official Iranian source told Al Jazeera that Tehran plans to convey two messages to the Jordanian Foreign Minister: one directed at Jordan's kingdom and the other at the United States and Israel regarding the recent assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas in Tehran.

Iran parliament demands deterrent move against Israel

Iran’s parliament speaker has urged Iranian authorities to take a deterrent measure against the Israeli regime to preserve the country’s national interests following the assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran.

Iran vows crushing response to Israel assassination of Hamas leader in Tehran

Iran will give a “regrettable and painful” response to the Zionist regime’s assassination of several resistance fighters and leaders in recent days, including the political head of the Palestinian resistance movement in Tehran, the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says.

Biden expresses hope Iran will stand down but is uncertain

US President Joe Biden has voiced hope Iran would stand down despite its threat to avenge the assassination of Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, as fears have mounted that Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip could escalate into a wider conflict in West Asia.

US officials say Iranian retaliation against Israel could occur within days

American officials say the anticipated Iranian attack against Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas Political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran could occur in the coming days.

Expediency Council member: Netanyahu seeks to drag Iran into a war with US

A member of Iran’s Expediency Council says the Islamic Republic must give a decisive response to the Israeli regime over the recent terrorist attack that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran but it must also take care not to fall into Netanyahu’s trap.

Iran MP: Tehran’s Tochal Heights probably used in Haniyeh assassination

A member of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says one scenario regarding the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas's political bureau, is that Israel attacked Haniyeh's residence using a drone launched from the second station of Tochal Heights in northern Tehran.

Haniyeh killed by ‘short-range projectile’: IRGC

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in a statement on Saturday that Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed by “a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kgs (15.4 lbs) accompanied by a severe explosion from outside his residence" in Tehran.

Eyewitnesses say Haniyeh killed by a projectile fired at his room, not planted bomb

Three individuals who were in the heavily guarded building in Tehran where Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated have told Middle East Eye that the Hamas leader was killed by a projectile fired at his room and not a planted bomb.

How will Haniyeh assassination affect Pezeshkian’s economic aspiration?

The assassination of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday in Tehran in an Israeli plot just a day after Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian’s inauguration ceremony, casts a pall over the president’s economic agenda amid spiraling tensions, an Iranian daily warns.

Slain Hamas political chief buried in Qatar amid vows of revenge against Israel

Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday following his assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Acting FM: Iran wants EU pressure against Israel

Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri, in a phone conversation with the European Union foreign policy chief, called for the bloc's pressure against Israel to prevent the continuation of the regime's crimes.

Jordan, Algeria condemn Israel assassination of Haniyeh, breach of Iran territorial integrity

The foreign ministers of Jordan and Algeria have condemned Israel's move to assassinate Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian movement, Hamas, and the breach violation of Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Tehran’s Tabiat Bridge turns red as a symbol of revenge for Hamas leader’s assassination

The lights of the Tabiat Bridge in northern Tehran turned red as a sign of blood vengeance for the martyr Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Hamas movement.

Iran to UN chief: Tehran to severely punish Israel following Hamas leader assassination

Following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh the leader of Hamas in Tehran, the acting Iranian foreign minister, in a telephone call with António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said Iran will not forgo its inherent right to self-defense and to take reciprocal action to punish Israel.

Iran military commanders emphasize strong response regarding assassination of Hamas leader

The Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army stressed that the Zionist regime's crime in assassinating martyr Ismail Haniyeh, political leader of the Palestinian movement Hamas, will definitely not go unanswered.

Iran urges OIC emergency meeting after Haniyeh assassination

Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and collective condemnation by the regional countries of Israel's assassination of Hamas political head Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Israel claims Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif killed in Gaza

Israel’s military has claimed it has intelligence confirming that Hamas commander Mohammed Deif was killed in a July 13 airstrike targeting him in the Gaza Strip.

UN Security Council members fear all-out war after assassination of Haniyeh

Member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned the assassination of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to prevent an all-out war in the Middle East.

Iranians hold funeral for assassinated Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran

Massive crowds of mourners in Tehran took part on Thursday morning in the funeral procession of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated along with his security guard a day earlier in an Israeli air strike in the Iranian capital.

Haniyeh hit ‘directly’ by missile: Hamas official

The missile that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh struck him "directly", Hamas deputy chief Khalil al-Hayya told reporters at a press conference in Tehran, citing witnesses who were with Haniyeh in Iran. Al-Hayya warned the Zionist regime will pay a heavy price for this crime.

Al Jazeera journalists reporting on Haniyeh’s assassination killed by Israel in Gaza

An Israeli airstrike near the house of Ismail Haniyeh in the besieged Gaza Strip has killed two journalists who were reporting on the Hamas leader's assassination in Iran.

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