[News] Contrary to NYT Claim, Report Confirms QNN information on Haniyeh assassination

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 Contrary to NYT Claim, Report Confirms QNN information on Haniyeh
assassination
August 2, 2024 - https://qudsnen.co/?p=46035

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individuals who were in the heavily guarded building where former Prime
Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated have told Middle East Eye (MEE)
that the national leader was killed by a projectile fired at his room and
not a planted bomb, confirming a previous report by Quds News Network-
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Tehran (Quds News Network)- Three individuals who were in the heavily
guarded building where former Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, was
assassinated have told Middle East Eye (MEE)
<https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ismail-haniyeh-killed-projectile-not-planted-bomb-eyewitnesses>
that the national leader was killed by a projectile fired at his room and
not a planted bomb, confirming a previous report by Quds News Network-
Arabic <https://qudsn.co/post/206054>.

One of the individuals, who was staying in a room near Haniyeh’s, stated on
Friday that they heard sounds consistent with a missile before an explosion
shook the building. “This was definitely a projectile and not a planted
bomb,” the individual told MEE, adding that the aftermath of the explosion
was consistent with a missile attack.

The other two individuals, who were on separate floors, also witnessed the
aftermath, which resulted in the partial collapse of Haniyeh’s room’s
ceiling and exterior wall. Haniyeh, a veteran politician and Hamas official
involved in ceasefire talks for Gaza, was killed alongside his bodyguard,
Wasim Abu Shaaban, on Wednesday, shortly after attending a ceremony for
Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Earlier, sources told “Quds Network- Arabic” <https://qudsn.co/post/206054>
that Iranian security experts and authorities believe the assassination was
likely carried out using an anti-tank missile fired from a nearby location.

This contradicts a New York Times report claiming Haniyeh was killed by a
sophisticated bomb planted in his room two months earlier. However, the
IRGC-aligned Fars news agency supports the projectile theory, concluding
that Israel’s involvement “cannot be ruled out.”

The assassination was the second high-profile killing within hours,
following an Israeli strike in Beirut that killed senior Hezbollah
commander Fuad Shukr. This has escalated regional tensions, with Iran,
Hezbollah and Hamas vowing retaliation.

Confirmed details remain sparse as Iranian officials have yet to disclose
many aspects of their investigation. Despite conflicting reports, the
recent assassinations significantly impact the prospects of a ceasefire in
the ongoing conflict in Gaza
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