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Jul 2024
27m 56s

Hamas leader Haniyah killed in Tehran

Bbc World Service
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Hamas says its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital. Iran vows revenge. Also, Kamala Harris takes her campaign fight to the crucial state of Georgia, and don't underestimate the memory of a goldfish.

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