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Who are the key leaders of Hamas – inside Gaza and beyond?
One of Hamas's key political leaders has been killed in Iran. Israel has not yet commented on his death, but it has placed bounties of millions on the heads of Hamas leaders.
Although it has long been the policy of Israeli intelligence services not to confirm assassinations abroad, Hamas claims Ismail Haniyeh was killed "in a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran".
Haniyeh was in Iran for the swearing-in ceremony of the country's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, but has been based in Qatar since 2019.
Following his death, Gaza-based leader Yahya Sinwar was announced as the new leader of the group.
Assassination 'major escalation of Middle East crisis'; follow latest updates
Hamas was founded in 1987 and born out of the first uprising or 'intifada' against Israel's occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.
The group divides its leadership between those in Gaza and those in exile abroad - mostly in Qa