In a recent speech, Israel, for the first time has confirmed killing of Hamas' Haniyeh and has threatened similar action against Houthi rebel group of Yemen.

Hassan Nasrallah meanwhile was the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah - he was assassinated in Beirut in September as Israel dramatically escalated its military campaign against Hezbollah, with which it had been trading near daily cross-border fire since the day after the 7 October attacks.

Defence Minister Israel Katz on yesterday acknowledged that Israel had killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, as he warned

Israel’s defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas’ top leader last summer and is planning to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday confirmed Israel's involvement in the July killing of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, marking Israel's first public admission of responsibility

THERAN (AFP) - Iran on Tuesday (Dec 24) denounced what it termed Israel's "brazen admission" of having killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, accusing the country of having carried out a "heinous crime" and defending its missile-strike response.

The comments by Israel Katz appeared to mark the first time that Israel has acknowledged killing Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an explosion in Iran in July. Israel was widely believed to be behind the blast and leaders have previously hinted at its involvement.