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Morning news brief: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh dead; Macron's awkward kiss with sports minister; and more

Morning news brief: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh dead; Macron's awkward kiss with sports minister; and more

Morning news brief

The Palestinian militant group Hamas confirmed thattheir leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran.

Israel on Tuesday (Jul30) announced that it has "eliminated" Faud Shukr, an elusive Hezbollah military commander.

In other news,French President Emmanuel Macron landed in another controversy after he was caught kissing and embracing Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra.

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran: IRGC confirms fatal attack

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Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed at his residencein Tehran, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed in a statement

Who is Faud Shukr? Hezbollah 'senior terrorist' Israel says it 'eliminated'

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Israel on Tuesday (Jul30) announced that it has "eliminated" Faud Shukr, an elusive Hezbollah military commander. Accusing Shukr of being behind the rocket strike on the annexed Golan strike.

Explained | Who was Ismail Haniyeh? Hamas leader who masterminded attack on Israel, while sitting in Doha

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Haniyeh's links with Hamas started in the mid-1990s.He rose through the positions of Hamas. Haniyeh's initiatives during the Second Intifada brought him to the forefront of Palestinian issues.

Macron's intimate kiss and hug with sports minister at Olympics causes stir, netizens call it 'indecent'

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French President Emmanuel Macron landed in another controversy after he was caught kissing and embracing Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra amid the 2024 Paris Olympic Games which raised many eyebrows and sent media into a frenzy.

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