Who was Ismail Haniyeh?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
The assassination of the chief political leader of Hamas in Tehran follows an escalation of violence across the Middle East, including incidents in Israel, Lebanon, and Iraq. Who was Ismail Haniyeh and what will his killing mean for the region?
In this episode:
- Imran Khan (@ajimran), Al Jazeera English Senior Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Amy Walters, and Duha Mosaad, with Manahil Naveed, Veronique Eshaya, and our host Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.7 | Today, the assassination of Hamas' political chief in Iran sparks fears of a wider war. |
| 0:18.7 | This is a big story. |
| 0:20.4 | The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Henea, has been killed in Iran. |
| 0:23.8 | That's according to statements from both Hamas and Iran's Revolutionary Guard. |
| 0:28.0 | Iran's state TV... |
| 0:29.2 | Now, the world holds its breath to see what comes next. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm Kevin Hurtin, and this is the take. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm Khamiyah was in Tehran on Tuesday to attend the inauguration of its new president, |
| 0:50.3 | Masoud Vezeshkian. Then, early Wednesday morning, Hamas says he was killed by a missile in an Israeli attack. |
| 1:01.0 | As we record this, Israel has not yet commented on the assassination. |
| 1:06.0 | On Ismail Hania, we are not commenting on that particular incident. |
| 1:11.6 | But it's being viewed as yet another escalation, |
| 1:15.6 | one that makes peace seem very far off indeed. |
| 1:19.6 | Citizens of Israel, challenging days lie ahead. |
| 1:24.6 | Since the strike in Beirut, there are threats sounding from all directions. |
| 1:30.6 | We are prepared for any scenario and we will stand united and determined against any threat. |
| 1:37.3 | Israel will exact a heavy price for any aggression against us from any arena. |
| 1:44.0 | Al Jazeera's Imran Khan has been watching this story since it first happened, and the |
| 1:48.5 | escalation of events in recent days. |
| 1:52.1 | Imran, thanks for joining us. |
| 1:54.1 | What else can you tell us about what happened in Tehran on Wednesday morning and why this |
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