Iran vows to revenge after Hamas leader’s assassination in Tehran

Iran has threatened “harsh punishment” for Israel, which it says was responsible for assassinating Hamas’s political leader, the BBC writes.

Israel has not commented directly on the strike which killed Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran early on Wednesday. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country had delivered “crushing blows” to its enemies in recent days, including the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon hours before the Tehran strike.

He warned Israelis that “challenging days lie ahead”, as fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East grow.

“We are prepared for any scenario and we will stand united and determined,” Netanyahu said.