IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER ORDERS A STRIKE ON ISRAEL TO RETALIATE FOR ISMAIL HANIYEH ASSASSINATION:
Iran’s supreme leader ordered a direct strike on Israel hours after top Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an airstrike early Wednesday, according to a report.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued the command during an emergency meeting of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, which convened shortly after the assassination, citing three Iranian officials briefed on the matter.
Iran and Hamas both blamed Israel for the deadly airstrike on Haniyeh, though Israel has not commented on the killing.