At around 2 a.m. on July 31, 2024, local time, Haniyeh was attacked in northern Tehran. On the same day, the Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced in a statement that Haniyeh and a bodyguard were killed in an attack in Tehran. Subsequently, Hamas issued a statement confirming Haniyeh's death.
After learning of Haniyeh's death, Baidu openly changed the page for searching Ismail Haniyeh to black and white. Black and white are usually used to commemorate the dead, and Baidu's operation is unknown. Is it to commemorate the terrorist organization?
Similarly, Sogou and 360 also changed the search page for Ismail Haniyeh to black and white.
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What is Hamas and who is Haniyeh?
Haniyeh was born in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City and joined Hamas while studying at the Islamic University of Gaza.
Hamas is recognized as a terrorist organization in the United States and Singapore and other countries.
In 2006, Haniyeh won the Palestinian Legislative Council election as the first candidate of Hamas, and was later appointed as the Prime Minister of the Autonomous Government by Abbas, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority, becoming the first Hamas Prime Minister in Palestinian history.
In 2007, the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and Hamas clashed. Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, while Fatah actually controlled the West Bank. Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from the post of prime minister. In May 2017, Haniyeh was elected as the leader of the Hamas Political Bureau and moved from the Gaza Strip to Qatar.