Haniyeh killed: What does it mean for Gaza ceasefire?

As Hamas's political leader, Ismail Haniyeh was a key interlocutor in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations.

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All eyes will inevitably fall on Israel, which vowed to hunt down and punish all Hamas leaders following the brutal attacks of 7 October, in which around 1,200 Israelis and foreigners were killed.

Israel typically does not comment on its operations abroad, but this attack may have followed the same pattern as an Israeli operation which targeted Iranian air defences around its nuclear facility in Natanz on 19 April.

Israeli jets are believed to have fired rockets from outside Iranian airspace.

But while details of the attack slowly emerge, its political consequences are also coming into focus.

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