Hamas leader Hanieyh's killing came hours after top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli air attack on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, on July 31

The Assad regime’s collapse in Syria means the entire Iranian axis has been disrupted, and ‘as we learned today, it even stopped the Iraqi militias,’

Iran has justified its attacks on Israel following Tel Aviv's admission of its role in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Meanwhile, the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank marks its second sombre Christmas filled with prayers to bring an end to Israel's genocide in Gaza.

Iran claims Israel's admission of assassinating former Hamas leader Haniyeh justifies its October missile attack, escalating diplomatic tensions after Katz's recent statements.

Former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an explosion in a high-security guesthouse in Iran’s capital Tehran in July

Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned the leadership of Yemen’s Houthis they can expect the same fate as the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, who were assassinated in Tehran and Beirut earlier this year.

In the months that followed, Israel directly attacked Iran, assassinated Nasrallah and invaded southern Lebanon. In November it agreed to a US-backed ceasefire in Lebanon that enshrined its right to unilaterally enforce any alleged violations by Hezbollah.

Ismail Haniyeh led Gaza ceasefire talks when an explosive device planted by Israeli operatives weeks earlier killed him.

Since launching its retaliatory war in Gaza, Israel claims to have eliminated the leaders of militant groups including, Sinwar, the mastermind of the 7 October attack on Israel, and Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an airstrike on a building complex in Beirut.

Israel has admitted responsibility for assassinating Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran last summer. In a speech on Monday, Foreign Minister Israel Katz acknowledged that Israeli forces were behind the killing of Haniyeh, who died in an explosion in Tehran in July.

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran this summer, revealing the extent of Israel's operations against militant leaders.