Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated. Now what? | Start Here

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran. Iran says Israel assassinated him and has promised to respond. So what could happen now? Sandra Gathmann speaks to historian and expert Abdullah Al-Arian, to explain what’s happening and what Haniyeh’s death could mean for the Israel-Gaza war and the wider region.
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