TEL AVIV, Israel—Just before sundown on Tuesday, an Israeli strike killed senior Hezbollah military chief Fuad Shukr in the Lebanese terror group’s stronghold in southern Beirut. By sunrise Wednesday, more than 900 miles away in the Iranian capital of Tehran, another blast had killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh just hours after his meeting with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
A Double-Barreled Blow to Iran’s Axis
Twin strikes in Beirut and Tehran kill terror chiefs, including Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Iranians hold portraits of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during a protest denouncing his killing, at Palestine Square in Tehran on July 31, 2024. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
Iranians hold portraits of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during a protest denouncing his killing, at Palestine Square in Tehran on July 31, 2024. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)



