Hamas Leader Killed, Shifting Battleground States

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🗓️ 31 July 2024

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The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Iran. The event touches everything from the war in Gaza to U.S. relations with Iran. And President Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race has shifted the states that are considered up for grabs in November, as the campaigns turn their attention to the Sun Belt.

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0:00.0	Hamas says someone killed its political leader.
0:05.9	The assassination came while Isma O'Hinea was visiting Iran.
0:09.4	The event touches everything from the war in Gaza to US relations with Iran.
0:13.6	Where to begin, we have analysis.
0:15.2	I'm Steve Insky with A Martinez,
0:17.0	and this is up first from NPR News.
0:19.2	Correspondence Daniel Estrin and Gina Raff are tracking the assassination.
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