Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran and Israel strikes Beirut

Hamas says its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed and Israel strikes Beirut, prompting global fears of escalation in the region if the groups retaliate.

Chatham House's Nomi Bar-Yaacov tells #TimesRadio development makes hopes of ceasefire negotiations "very tricky".

[jhapu]

BBC might observe a 7 days of mourning?

[flioink]

BBC: "And he was a good friend"

[magentamagenta]

Who’s going to get the billions in his bank account donated to him from UNWRA

[likemilfes]

Anybody missing the chap? Heard it could have just been a dispute over male prostitutes pay….

[granulalarmok]

Iran's security service killed Hamas leader, because he was positive to negotiat with Israel.

[ckbfkew]

Israel just told Hezbollah & Hamas leadership that 'We See You', everywhere you go, every movement you make & 'We can reach out at any time & end you', at our pleasure, so be very careful what you say & do, because we're watching you 24/7/365! That has to have a serious effect on their leaderships ability to lead & moral.

[Bonjour-World]

How did they know exactly where and when to target to take out Ismail Haniyeh.
That information had to have come from someone in the Iranian government.

[rajasingammuthusamy]

Common sense, insider information that eliminates Ismail H.

[gsrbjqr]

IRAN HAS MANY.ARMS BUT ISRAEL.HAS MANY ARMUNITION

[etkjtnp]

The only negotiation that works with Hamas is military pressure... No mam the killing of Haneya doesn't complicate the negotiations it's just taking the main obstacle out of the way...

[jacekkubiak]

Iran's humiliation, a gigantic humiliation. What will the Houthis, Syrians, Hezbollah think? They think and calculate, if the best protected leader in the most friendly country for him is killed there, what about us? What chance do we have to survive?

[thekneidlachengineer]

A moderate leader? Are you serious or it's some dark humor here?

[hidden.history]

What is your evidence that ISRAEL did?! Couldn’t be an insider job?

[farqsideways]

Wasn't Ismail's face red when he found out that the crazy Scientologists were right all along.

[dukeripid]

Those who hurts chosen people (Jesus followers), christian God would defend His people.

[clivewalford]

Hamas is not safe anywhere in the world !!

[hidden.history]

Every gladiator has a expiry date. His date was over as the world and the Middle East preparing themselves for a new era in 2025 for the next 75 -100 years.

[davidorourke]

Of course reality now is that there is nobody who can realistically negotiate a ceasefire on behalf of Hamas.

[pakpala]

An eye. for eye leaves everyone blind...

[ronvanderplight]

This guy is a nightmare, I seems he wants to escalate this madness to a wider area, Can the free world ( joke) not stop this guy ? The hostages will never be freed, thanks to his arrogance ! A tragedy.