Analysis: The Aftermath of Haniyeh's Assassination

Published: Aug. 13, 2024, 2:36 p.m.

On July 31, Ismail Haniyeh, a senior leader of Hamas, was killed in Tehran. Just a day earlier, an Israeli airstrike killed a\xa0Hezbollah commander\xa0in the suburbs of Beirut. Leah Hickert speaks with Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, about how these events may continue to escalate, and their potential impact on the Israel-Hamas war.\xa0A new Analysis from the CSIS Middle East Program.\nJon Alterman, "Do Leaders Want Gaza Negotiations to Succeed?" CSIS, August 9, 2024.