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'''Ismail''' Abd al-Salam Ahmed '''Haniyeh''' (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية), also known by the nickname "Abu Al-Abd";<ref>May 6, 2017, Ynet (Heb.) [https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4958045,00.html]</ref> (January 29, 1962 – July 31, 2024) was head of the "Political" Bureau of [[Islamism|Islamist]] terrorist [[Hamas]] from May 2017 until his death.  He replaced Khaled Mashal in this position.  Previously he was a teacher at UNRWA school .

'''Ismail''' Abd al-Salam Ahmed '''Haniyeh''' (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية), also known by the nickname "Abu Al-Abd";<ref>May 6, 2017, Ynet (Heb.) [https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4958045,00.html]</ref> (January 29, 1962 – July 31, 2024) was head of the "Political" Bureau of [[Islamism|Islamist]] terrorist [[Hamas]] from May 2017 until his death.  He replaced Khaled Mashal in this position.   

<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/fmr-unrwa-official-ahmad-oueidat-schools-rise-palestinian-leadership-hamas-ismail-haniyeh-pflp-talal-naji Former UNRWA Official Ahmad Oueidat: Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was A Teacher In One Of Our Schools, As Was PFLP-GC Leader Talal Naji; The West Tried To Corrupt Our Curricula], ''Memri'', Mar 14, 2024</ref> He first served as Prime Minister of the 5th [[Palestinian Authority]], and after the coup in [[Gaza]], he continued to serve as Prime Minister of the terrorist organization Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, contrary to the decision of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, who appointed Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister.

Previously he was a teacher at UNRWA school.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/fmr-unrwa-official-ahmad-oueidat-schools-rise-palestinian-leadership-hamas-ismail-haniyeh-pflp-talal-naji Former UNRWA Official Ahmad Oueidat: Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was A Teacher In One Of Our Schools, As Was PFLP-GC Leader Talal Naji; The West Tried To Corrupt Our Curricula], ''Memri'', Mar 14, 2024</ref>  

He first served as Prime Minister of the 5th [[Palestinian Authority]], and after the coup in [[Gaza]], he continued to serve as Prime Minister of the terrorist organization Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, contrary to the decision of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, who appointed Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister.

Haniyeh was one of Hamas leaders after the elimination of Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, and in April 2012 he was also elected to serve as the head of the "political" bureau of Hamas in Gaza, until he was replaced in 2017 by infamous Yahya Sinwar, when he moved to [[Qatar]].

Haniyeh was one of Hamas leaders after the elimination of Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, and in April 2012 he was also elected to serve as the head of the "political" bureau of Hamas in Gaza, until he was replaced in 2017 by infamous Yahya Sinwar, when he moved to [[Qatar]].

Following the [[Oct 7 War|Oct 7]] atrocities, Israel vowed to hund down Hamas.

Following the [[Oct 7 War|Oct 7]] atrocities, Israel vowed to hund down Hamas.

Weeks after the Oct 7 attacks, Haniyeh: We need Gaza civilian blood.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-we-need-blood-women-children-and-elderly-gaza-%E2%80%93-so-it-awakens Hamas Leader Haniya: We Need Gaza Civilian Blood], ''Memri'', Oct 23, 2023.</ref>

Weeks after the Oct 7 attacks, Haniyeh stated: We need Gaza civilian blood.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-we-need-blood-women-children-and-elderly-gaza-%E2%80%93-so-it-awakens Hamas Leader Haniya: We Need Gaza Civilian Blood], ''Memri'', Oct 23, 2023.</ref>

 

On July 31, 2024, he was eliminated in a targeted attack in an apartment in Tehran, [[Iran]].<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-812652 Who was Ismail Haniyeh? - explainer].

On July 31, 2024, he was eliminated in a targeted attack in an apartment in Tehran, [[Iran]].<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-812652 Who was Ismail Haniyeh? - explainer].